Table 1-6. System Beep Codes (continued)

Code

Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

 

3-1-1

Slave DMA-register failure

Faulty system board. See "Getting Help"

3-1-2

Master DMA-register failure

on page 127.

 

3-1-3

Master interrupt-mask register

 

 

failure

 

3-1-4

Slave interrupt-mask register

 

 

failure

 

3-2-2

Interrupt vector loading

 

 

failure

 

3-2-4

Keyboard-controller test

 

 

failure

 

3-3-1

CMOS failure

 

3-3-2

System configuration check

 

 

failure

 

3-3-3

Keyboard controller not

 

 

detected

 

3-3-4

Video memory test failure

 

3-4-1

Screen initialization failure

 

3-4-2

Screen-retrace test failure

 

3-4-3

Video ROM search failure

 

 

 

 

4-2-1

No timer tick

Faulty system board. See "Getting Help"

4-2-2

Shutdown test failure

on page 127.

 

4-2-3

Gate A20 failure

 

 

 

 

4-2-4

Unexpected interrupt in

See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards"

 

protected mode

on page 113.

 

 

 

4-3-1

Improperly installed or faulty

See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on

 

memory modules

page 108.

4-3-2 No memory modules installed in the first memory module connector

Install a memory module in the first memory module connector. See "System Memory" on page 81.

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