Gateway 955 manual Beeps, Description, Troubleshooting steps, System timer is not operational

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

Beeps	Description	Troubleshooting steps
1	The memory refresh circuitry on the	Reseat the memory or replace with
	system board is faulty.	modules you know are good.
2	Parity cannot be reset.	Same as for 1 beep.
3	Base memory test failure.	Same as for 1 beep.

4 System timer is not operational.

Remove all expansion cards.

■If the beep code occurs even when all expansion cards have been removed, the system board may be at fault.

Contact Gateway Technical Support.

■If the beep code does not occur when the expansion cards have been removed, one of the cards is causing the problem. Install the cards one at a time until the problem happens again. When the beep code returns, the most recent card you installed is at fault.

5	Processor failure detected.	■	Set the Retest Processor option to Yes
			in the BIOS Setup utility.
		■	Reseat the processor and start the
			server again.

6The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode.

■Connect a keyboard that you know is good.

■If the error occurs when a keyboard is not attached, contact Gateway Technical Support.

7	The processor generated an exception	Same as for 5 beeps.
	interrupt.
8	The server’s video memory is faulty.	The system board may be faulty. Call
	This is not a fatal error.	Technical Support.
9	The ROM checksum value does not	Same as for 4 beeps.
	match the value encoded in the BIOS.
10	The shutdown register for CMOS RAM	Same as for 4 beeps.
	failed.
11	General BIOS ROM error.	Update the BIOS. For instructions, see
		“Updating the BIOS” on page 91.

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