Gateway 980 Bios, The settings in the BIOS Setup utility are not retained, Beeps, Troubleshooting

		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 error in the first 64 KB of memory.	Same as for 1 beep.
3	Memory failure in first 64 KB.	Same as for 1 beep.

4Memory failure in first 64 KB of memory, or Timer 1 on the system board is not functioning.

Remove all expansion cards.

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

■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	A processor on the system board	Same as for 4 beeps.
	generated an error.
6	The keyboard controller (8042) may be	Same as for 4 beeps.
	defective. The BIOS cannot switch to
	Protected mode.
7	The processor generated an exception	Same as for 4 beeps.
	interrupt.
8	The server’s video memory is faulty.	The system board may be faulty.
	This is not a fatal error.
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	The external cache is faulty.	Same as for 4 beeps.

BIOS

The settings in the BIOS Setup utility are not retained

■Replace the CMOS battery. For more information, see “Replacing the CMOS battery” on page 71.

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