Appendix A: AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix A
BIOS Error Beep Codes
During the POST
Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the
These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps. The numbers on the fatal error list, on the following page, correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error. All errors listed, with the exception of Beep Code 8, are fatal errors.
POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane. See the description of the Debug LEDs (LED1 and LED2) in Section
AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes |
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Beep Code | Error Message | Description | |
1 beep | Refresh | Circuits have been reset. | |
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| (Ready to power up.) |
5 short, 1 long | Memory error | No memory detected in | |
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| system |
8 beeps | Display memory | Video adapter missing or | |
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| read/write error | with faulty memory |