Troubleshooting and Repair

Table 6-3 (d) BIOS Beep Codes

Beep

Diagnostic

Description

Test Performed

Code

Code

 

 

 

 

 

4-2-3

36h

Gate A20 failure.

To test extended memory, the processor

 

 

 

must be placed in protected mode and

 

 

 

the A20 line must be enabled. For the

 

 

 

memory tests, the BIOS generally uses

 

 

 

the keyboard controller to enable A20. If

 

 

 

the A20 line is not properly set during the

 

 

 

memory test, an error message is

 

 

 

displayed on the screen and the memory

 

 

 

test are suspended. The system does

 

 

 

not halt.

4-2-4

37h

Unexpected interrupt in

During the memory tests, the processor

 

 

protected mode.

is placed in protected mode. All

 

 

 

interrupts in the interrupt descriptor table

 

 

 

are initialized to point to special handler

 

 

 

that displays a message on the screen.

 

 

 

All hardware interrupt are disabled. The

 

 

 

system does not halt when an

 

 

 

unexpected interrupt occurs.

4-3-1

38h

RAM test of memory above

The memory above the first 64K is tested

 

 

64K in progress or failure.

with a rolling ones test and a pattern test.

 

 

 

All success and failure messages are

 

 

 

displayed on the screen and POST will

 

 

 

continue.

4-3-2

3Ah

Programmable interval timer

Over a period of time, the current count

 

 

channel 2 test in progress or

values in timer 2 are read and

 

 

failure.

accumulated by ORing them into the

 

 

 

values read so far. It is expected that

 

 

 

during the time period, all bits will be set.

 

 

 

If an error is detected, an error message

 

 

 

will be displayed on the screen and

 

 

 

POST will continue.

4-3-4

3Bh

Real-time clock test in

Over a period of time, the Update-In-

 

 

progress or failure.

Progress bit of Status Register A of the

 

 

 

real-time clock is read and tested. The bit

 

 

 

should toggle from 0 to 1 within the time

 

 

 

period.

4-4-1

3Ch

Serial port test in progress or

Pattern test of one or more of the

 

 

failure.

installed serial ports. If a failure is

 

 

 

detected, an error message will be

 

 

 

displayed and POST will continue.

4-4-2

3Dh

Parallel port test in progress

Rolling ones test is done to one or more

 

 

or failure.

of the installed parallel ports. If a failure

 

 

 

is detected, an error message will be

 

 

 

displayed and POST will continue.

4-4-3

3Eh

Math coprocessor test in

An integer load and store is performed

 

 

progress or failure.

with the math coprocessor. If the values

 

 

 

do not match, an error message will be

 

 

 

displayed and POST will continue.

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FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual

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FIC M295, M296 service manual D Bios Beep Codes

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