Troubleshooting and Repair

Table 6-3 (c) BIOS Beep Codes

Beep

Diagnostic

Description

Test Performed

Code

Code

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-4

2Bh

Screen memory test in

The video buffers (B0000h and B8000h)

 

 

progress or failure.

are tested with a pattern test and a

 

 

 

rolling ones test. Failure will result in a

 

 

 

beep code but not a system halt.

3-4-1

2Ch

Screen initialization in

Until the video installation is confirmed,

 

 

progress.

any calls to INT 10h Function 0 (set

 

 

 

mode) will be prefaced with the

 

 

 

diagnostic code. There is no expected

 

 

 

failure from this.

3-4-2

2Dh

Screen retrace test in

Over a period of time, the retrace bit

 

 

progress or failure.

(bit0) in the appropriate CRT controller

 

 

 

status register (either port 3BAh or

 

 

 

3DAh) is read and tested. The retrace bit

 

 

 

should toggle from 0 to 1, then 1 to 0

 

 

 

within the time period.

None

2Eh

Search for video ROM in

No specific test is performed by the

 

 

progress.

system BIOS - just indicates that the

 

 

 

BIOS is about to jump to the initialization

 

 

 

code in the video option ROM.

none

30h

Screen running with video

No specific test is performed - just

 

 

ROM.

indicates that a video option ROM was

 

 

 

found and believed to be operating.

none

31h

Monochrome monitor

No specific test is performed - just

 

 

operable.

indicates that the BIOS believes a

 

 

 

monochrome monitor is installed and is

 

 

 

operating.

none

32h

Color monitor (40-column)

No specific test is performed - just

 

 

operable.

indicates that the BIOS believes a color

 

 

 

monitor is installed and is operating. The

 

 

 

mode has been set to 40-column as

 

 

 

selected by the user in CMOS RAM.

none

33h

Color monitor (80-column)

No specific test is performed - just

 

 

operable.

indicates that the BIOS believes a color

 

 

 

monitor is installed and is operating. The

 

 

 

mode has been set to 80-column as

 

 

 

selected by the user in CMOS RAM.

4-2-1

34h

Timer-tick interrupt test in

All interrupts expect the timer-tick

 

 

progress or failure.

interrupt are masked off at the interrupt

 

 

 

controllers. If a timer-tick interrupt does

 

 

 

not occur during a specific time period,

 

 

 

an error message is displayed on the

 

 

 

screen. The system does not halt.

4-2-2

35h

Shutdown test in progress or

A return address is stored in 40:67h and

 

 

failure.

the processor is reset via the keyboard

 

 

 

controller. If a timer tick occurs during

 

 

 

this time period, an error message is

 

 

 

displayed on the screen. Other failures

 

 

 

are hard to detect. If possible, the BIOS

 

 

 

will continue with POST, skipping the

 

 

 

memory tests.

FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual

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FIC M296, M295 service manual C Bios Beep Codes, Rom

M296, M295 specifications

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