Troubleshooting and Repair

Beep codes for system board errors

Table 6-3 (a) BIOS Beep Codes

Beep

Diagnostic

Description

Test Performed

Code

Code

 

 

 

 

 

none

01h

CPU registers test in

Pattern test of most of the 16-bit CPU

 

 

progress or failure

registers. Failure will result in a system

 

 

 

halt.

1-1-3

02h

CMOS write/read test in

Rolling ones test in the shutdown byte

 

 

progress or failure.

(offset 0Eh) of the CMOS RAM. Failure

 

 

 

will result in a system halt.

1-1-4

03h

ROM BIOS checksum test in

The range of ROM that includes the

 

 

progress or failure.

BIOS is checksummed. Failure will result

 

 

 

in a system halt.

1-2-1

04h

Programmable interval timer

Over a period of time, the current count

 

 

0 test in progress or failure.

values in timer 0 are read and

 

 

 

accumulated by ORing them into the

 

 

 

values read so far. It is expected that

 

 

 

during the time period, all bits will be set.

 

 

 

Failure will result in a system halt.

1-2-2

05h

DMA channel 0 address and

Rolling ones and rolling zeros test of the

 

 

count register test in progress

address and count registers of DMA

 

 

or failure.

channel 0. Failure will result in a system

 

 

 

halt.

1-2-3

06h

DMA page register write/read

Pattern test of DMA page registers.

 

 

test in progress of failure.

Failure will result in a system halt.

1-3-1

08h

RAM refresh verification test

Over a period of time, the refresh bit (bit

 

 

in progress or failure.

4) in port 60h is read and tested. The

 

 

 

refresh bit should toggle from 0 to 1, then

 

 

 

1 to 0 within the time period. Failure will

 

 

 

result in system halt.

none

09h

First 64K RAM test in

No specific test is performed - just

 

 

progress.

indicates that the test is beginning.

1-3-3

0Ah

First 64K RAM chip or data

The first 64K of RAM is tested with a

 

 

line failure, multi-bit.

rolling ones test and a pattern test. If any

 

 

 

of the pattern tests fail, then the BIOS

 

 

 

reports that multiple data bits failure.

 

 

 

Failure results in a system halt.

1-4-2

0Dh

Parity failure first 64K RAM

At the completion of the rolling ones and

 

 

 

pattern tests of the first 64K, the BIOS

 

 

 

checks the parity error bits (bits 7 and 6)

 

 

 

of port 60h. Failure results in a system

 

 

 

halt.

FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual

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FIC M296, M295 Beep codes for system board errors, A Bios Beep Codes, Beep Diagnostic Description Test Performed Code

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