Symptom-to-FRU Index

Beep Symptoms

Symptom

/

Error

 

 

 

 

FRU

 

/

Action

in

Sequence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous

beeps.

 

 

 

1.System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One beep and a blank,

1. Reseat

the

LCD

 

unreadable,

or

flashing

 

 

connector

 

 

 

LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

LCD assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

beep,

and

the

message1.Boot device

 

 

 

“Unable

to

access

boot

 

2.

System board

source.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One long and two short

 

1.System board

 

 

beeps, and a blank or

 

2.

LCD assembly

unreadable

LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

long

beep

followed

byConnect the

AC

Adapter

four

short

beeps

each

ortimeinstall a fully charged

the

power

switch

is

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

operated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(System

cannot

power

on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

due

to

low

battery

voltage.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One beep every second. Connect the AC Adapter

(System

is

shutting

 

down

or

install

a

fully

charged

due

to

low

battery

voltagebattery.).

 

(Allow the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system

to

completely

shut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

down

before

changing

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

battery.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two short beeps with errorPOST

error.

See

 

 

 

codes.

 

 

 

 

 

“Numeric

Error

Codes”

on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page

 

52.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two short beeps with blank

1.System board

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Beep

Symptoms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom /

Error

 

 

 

FRU / Action in Sequence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No beep, power-on

indicator1. Go

to

 

“Power

 

not on, and a blank LCD

Systems

Checkout”

 

during

POST.

 

 

 

on

page

35.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Check the power

outlet

 

 

 

No beep, power-on

indicator1.System board

 

on,

and

a

blank

LCD

during

 

 

 

 

POST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No beep, power-on

indicator1.System board

 

on,

and

a

blinking

cursor

 

 

 

 

 

only

during

POST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

beep during

POST

but

1. Turn

the volume up

 

system

runs

correctly.

and

check

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Sub card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM 600/600E (2645) manual Beep Symptoms

600/600E (2645) specifications

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