Acer power sx/sxb/sc manual Error Beep Definition, Beep Code Error Message Description, Vga

Error Beep Definition

Beep Code	Error Message	Description
2-1-2-2	DMA test failure	DMA internal register test fail
2-1-1-1	8742 KBC failure	KBC self test fail or not installed
2-1-2-1	Refresh failure	System DRAM refresh cycle out of spec.
2-1-1-2	Shutdown byte R/W failure	Shutdown byte in RTC/CMOS r/w test failure
2-2-2-1	Base 128K memory test failure	The first 128KB of base memory r/w test failure
2-2-1-2	Flash ROM BIOS failure	The BIOS code in flash ROM is corrupted

Beep Code	Warning Message	Description
2-1-1	VGA	Video buffer error
1-1	Com Port Boot	Console does not exist and message displayed to
		terminal

Beep Code	Warning Message	Description
2-2-1-1-1		No Memory or EDO DIMM
2-2		100 MHz DIMM SPD rev. before 1.1 or unavailable
2-2-2-1-1		Mix EDO DIMM w/ SPD and SDRAM DIMM w/ SPD
2-2-2-1-1-1		66MHz SDRAM DIMM in 100MHz system
2-2-2-1		Mix registered DIMM and unregistered DIMM

NOTE: "2" means long beep, "1" means short beep

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