Table 2-3

Fatal Error Beep Codes

Beep Code

Beep Sequence

Description

Recommended

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

0

S-S-S-P-S-S-L-P

The DMA page

Replace system

 

 

registers are

board.

 

 

faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

1

S-S-S-P-S-L-S-P

The refresh

 

 

 

circuitry is faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

2

S-S-S-P-S-L-L-P

The ROM

 

 

 

checksum is

 

 

 

incorrect.

 

 

 

 

 

3

S-S-S-P-L-S-S-P

The CMOS RAM

 

 

 

test failed.

 

 

 

 

 

4

S-S-S-P-L-S-L-P

The DMA

 

 

 

controller is faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

5

S-S-S-P-L-L-S-P

The interrupt

 

 

 

controller failed.

 

 

 

 

 

6

S-S-S-P-L-L-L-P

The keyboard

 

 

 

controller failed.

 

 

 

 

 

7

S-S-L-P-S-S-S-P

Graphics adapter

 

 

 

is faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

8

S-S-L-P-S-S-L-P

Internal RAM is

Replace memory

 

 

faulty.

board or system

 

 

 

board if memory

 

 

 

on system board

 

 

 

is faulty.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: S = Short, L = Long, P = Pause

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