Beep Symptom

FRU/Action

 

 

 

3-1-XDMA register failed

1.

System Board

 

 

 

 

3-2-4Keyboard controller failed

1.

System Board

 

 

2.

Keyboard

 

 

 

3-3-4Screen initialization failed

1.

Video Adapter (if installed)

 

 

2.

System Board

 

 

Display

 

 

 

3-4-1Screen retrace test detected an error

1.

Video Adapter (if installed)

 

 

2.

System Board

 

3.

Display

 

 

 

3-4-2POST is searching for video ROM

1.

Video Adapter (if installed)

 

 

2.

System Board

 

 

 

4

1.

Video Adapter (if installed)

 

 

2.

System Board

 

 

 

All other beep code sequences

1.

System Board

 

 

 

 

One long and one short beep during POST.Base

1.

Memory Module

640 KB memory error or shadow RAM error

2.

System Board

 

 

 

 

One long beep and two or three short beeps

1.

Video Adapter (if installed)

during POST.(Video error)

2.

System Board

 

 

 

 

Three short beeps during POST

1.

See “System board memory” on page 135

 

 

2.

System Board

 

 

 

Continuous beep

1.

System Board

 

 

 

 

Repeating short beeps

1.

Keyboard stuck key?

 

 

2.

Keyboard Cable

 

3.

System Board

 

 

 

No-beep symptoms

Note: Types 6058/6059/6269/6578/6579 computers default to come up quiet (no beep and no memory count and checkpoint code display) when no errors are detected by POST.

To enable beep and memory count and checkpoint code display when a successful POST occurs, do the following:

1.Select Start Options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Setup Utility program” on page 122).

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