Beep Codes

 

POST Description

 

 

3-1-3-2

 

Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-1-3-3

 

Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-1-3-4

 

Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-1-4-1

 

Initialize floppy controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-1-4-4

 

Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-1-1

 

Initialize hard-disk controllers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-1-2

 

Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-1-3

 

Jump to UserPatch2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-1-4

 

Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-2-2

 

Install CD-ROM for boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-2-3

 

Clear huge ES segment register

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-2-4

 

Fix up Multi Processor table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-3-2

 

Check for SMART Drive (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-3-3

 

Shadow option ROMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-4-1

 

Set up Power Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-4-2

 

Initialize security engine (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-4-3

 

Enable hardware interrupts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-2-4-4

 

Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-1-1

 

Set time of day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-1-3

 

Check key lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-2-1

 

Initialize typematic rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-3-1

 

Erase F2 prompt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-3-3

 

Scan for F2 keystroke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-4-1

 

Enter SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3-4-3

 

Clear Boot flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-1-1

 

Check for errors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-1-2

 

Inform ROMPilot about the end of POST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-1-3

 

POST done—prepare to boot OS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-2-2

 

Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-2-3

 

Check password (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-2-4

 

Initialize ACPI BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-3-2

 

Prepare Boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-3-3

 

Initialize SMBIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-3-4

 

Initialize PnP Option ROMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-4-1

 

Clear parity checkers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-4-2

 

Display MultiBoot menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4-4-3

 

Clear screen (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Manual

 

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

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