Acer X3400 Boot Block Beep Codes, Post Bios Beep Codes, Beep Symptom Cause and Description

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Beep Codes

Beep codes are used by the BIOS to indicate a serious or fatal error to the end user. Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video has been initialized. Beep codes will be generated by the system board speaker, commonly referred to as the PC speaker.

AMIBIOS displays the checkpoints in the bottom right corner of the screen during POST. This display method is limited, since it only displays checkpoints that occur after the video card has been activated.

Not all computers using AMIBIOS enable this feature. In most cases, a checkpoint card is the best tool for viewing AMIBIOS checkpoints.

Beep Symptom

Cause and Description

 

 

One short beep

System is ready.

 

System is OK.

 

 

Continuous one long beep

Memory not installed or memory error.

 

 

One long beep and two short beeps

VGA not installed or VGA error.

then repeat.

Graphics card error/not installed, graphics card memory error or

 

graphics card BIOS checksum error.

 

 

One long beep then two short beep

BIOS damaged.

 

BIOS is damaged, BIOS POST jumps to Boot Block to execute the

 

default procedures.

 

 

Two short beeps

CMOS damaged.

 

CMOS checksum error or CMOS battery loss occurs.

 

 

Boot Block Beep Codes

Number of Beeps

Description

 

 

1

No media present. Insert diskette in floppy drive A:

 

 

2

‘AMIBOOT.ROM’ file not found in root directory of diskette in A:

 

 

3

Insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery

 

 

4

Flash Programming successful

 

 

5

Floppy read error

 

 

7

No Flash EPROM detected

 

 

10

Flash Erase error

 

 

11

Flash Program error

 

 

12

‘AMIBOOT.ROM’ file size error

 

 

13

BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match image present in flash

 

device)

 

 

POST BIOS Beep Codes

Number of Beeps

Description

 

 

1

Memory refresh timer error.

 

 

3

Base memory read/write test error

 

 

6

Keyboard controller BAT command field

 

 

7

General exception error (processor exception interrupt error)

 

 

8

Display memory error (system video adapter)

 

 

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Contents Acer Aspire X3400/X5400 Service Guide Revision History Copyright Disclaimer Conventions Service Guide Coverage Table of Contents System Block Diagram and Board Layout Features ChapterPorts Power supplyDimension and weight Operating system and software Weight estimate  X3950  8 kg  X5950  8 kg Chapter X3400 System ComponentsFront Panel Icon ComponentX5400 Rear Panel X5400 Internal Components System LED Indicators LED indicator Color LED status DescriptionChapter Cmos Setup Utility System UtilitiesEntering Cmos setup Navigating Through the Setup UtilitySetup Utility Menus Product Information Parameter DescriptionStandard Cmos Features Advanced Bios Features CD/DVDAdvanced Chipset Features AMD-VIntegrated Peripherals AhciPower Management Setup S3 STRPC Health Status VbatFrequency/Voltage Control Bios Security Features Setting a system passwordRemoving a system password Load Default Settings Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving System Disassembly Disassembly RequirementsPre-disassembly Procedure Main Unit Disassembly X3400X5400 Removing the Side Panel Removing the Front Bezel Page Removing the Heatsink Fan Assembly Removing the Processor Removing the Optical Drive Remove the two screws B that secure the optical drive Removing the Hard Disk Drive Removing the Power Supply Lift the power supply module off the unit X3400 Removing the Memory Modules Removing an Expansion Card To remove the network cardTo remove the VGA card Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards Remove the screw D that secures the bracket to the chassis Pull the I/O board out of the bracket Removing the Mainboard Remove the six screws D that secure the mainboard Removing the Top Bezel Chapter System Troubleshooting Hardware Diagnostic ProcedureSystem External Inspection System Check ProceduresPower System Check System Internal InspectionCheckpoints Viewing Bios checkpointsBootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints Checkpoint DescriptionBootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints Post Code Checkpoints Initialize RTC date/time DIM Code Checkpoints High Byte XYBeep Symptom Cause and Description Boot Block Beep CodesPost Bios Beep Codes Beep CodesTroubleshooting Post Bios Beep Codes Memory Error MessagesBoot Message Displayed DescriptionStorage Device Virus Related System Configuration EpromCmos MiscellaneousCPU eModule Error Messages USB eModule Error MessagesSmbios eModule Error Messages MPS Table Multi-processor eModule Error MessagesBios Recovery Select Save & Exit Setup, then press Enter Undetermined Problems  DimmSystem Block Diagram and Board Layout System Block DiagramBoard Layout MainboardCode Description PWR2 Chapter FRU Field Replaceable Unit List Exploded Diagram Part NameX5400 X3400 FRU List System model ACERAX3400 Aboxer II NO91.3C401.A01GAssembly Lower Case for Boxer TBD HDD&ODD Cover Bracket 220UB a EUP Screws Screw I NO6-32 L5 BZN X5400 FRU List System modelACERAX5400 Aboxer II no 91.3C401.A01Heatsink CPU Heatsink AIR Cooler LGA775 TMDC6 NEW Sprig Keyboard Keyboard USB 104 KEY LITE-ON SK-9625S SG-30703-XUW Chapter AMD Phenom II Specification Appendix aSystem Bios Network Interface Specification PCI InterfaceBD Combo Module Specification Optical DriveSuper Multi Specification ZclvBuffer Size Interface Type Serial ATA Appendix a

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