SUPER MICRO Computer P8SC8, P8SCI manual Appendix a Bios Post Messages

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.

Beeps

Error Messages

(1 long beep+1 short pause) continuously

Memory Modules Errors

1 long beep+2 short beeps

VGA Errors

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