Baseboard management controller (BMC) beep codes

Note: See Chapter 7, “Parts listing, Type 8839,” on page 105 to determine which components should be replaced by a field service technician.

Number of beeps/symptom

FRU/action

 

 

 

5 short, 1 long

1.

Install or reseat memory, then perform a blade server reset.

(No memory found in system)

2.

DIMMs.

 

 

3.

Processor board.

 

 

 

6 short, 1 long

1.

Replace with supported DIMMs.

(Memory is not DDR type)

2.

DIMMs.

 

 

3.

Processor board.

 

 

 

7 short, 1 long

1.

Processor board

(SMBUS error. Memory

2.

I/O board

enumerations cannot proceed.)

 

 

 

 

 

Baseboard management controller (BMC) beep codes

The following table lists the BMC error beep codes.

Beep code/symptom

FRU/action

 

 

 

1-5-1-1(Microprocessor

1.

Microprocessor

failure)

2.

Processor board

 

 

 

 

1-5-2-2 (No

1.

Microprocessor

microprocessors)

2.

Processor board

 

 

 

 

1-5-2-3(VID mismatch,

1.

Make sure all microprocessors are supported by the

population rules violation,

 

BIOS and of the same family, model, stepping, speed,

microprocessor mismatch)

 

 

and cache size.

 

 

 

2.

Microprocessor.

 

 

 

1-5-4-2(Power fault: dc

1.

Reseat blade server and power cycle the blade

power unexpectedly lost)

 

server.

 

 

 

2.

Reseat dc power cable.

 

3.

Processor board.

 

4.

I/O board.

 

 

 

1-5-4-4(Power control fault)

1.

Reseat blade server and power cycle the blade

 

 

 

server.

 

2.

Flex cable.

 

3.

Auxiliary power cable.

 

4.

Processor board.

 

5.

I/O board.

 

 

 

No-beep symptoms

Note: See Chapter 7, “Parts listing, Type 8839,” on page 105 to determine which components should be replaced by a field service technician.

No-beep symptom

FRU/action

 

 

No beep and no video (System

See “Undetermined problems” on page 101.

error LED is OFF)

 

 

 

No beep and no video (System

See “Diagnosing problems using the light path diagnostics feature” on page

Attention LED is ON)

27.

 

 

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