θIf other software runs correctly on the system, contact your vendor about the failing software. If the problem persists, contact the software vendor’s customer service representative for help.

Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected

Check the following:

θIs the BIOS set to allow the CD-ROM to be the first bootable device?

Error and Informational Messages

When you turn on the system, POST displays messages that provide information about the system. If a failure occurs, POST emits beep codes that indicate errors in hardware, software, or firmware. If POST can display a message on the video display screen, it causes the speaker to beep twice as the message appears.

Error Codes and Error Messages

The following tables show the beep codes and error messages for AMIBIOS.

Table 24. Beep Codes

Beeps

Error message

1Refresh Failure

2Parity Error

3Base 64 KB Memory Failure

4Timer Not Operational

5Processor Error

68042 - Gate A20 Failure

7Processor Exception Interrupt Error

8Display Memory Read/Write Error

9ROM Checksum Error

10CMOS Shutdown Register Read/Write Error

11Cache Memory Bad – Do Not Enable Cache

Description

The memory refresh circuitry is faulty.

Parity error in the base memory (the first 64 KB block) of memory.

Memory failure in first 64 KB.

A memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory, or Timer 1 is not functioning.

The CPU generated an error.

Cannot switch to protected mode.

The CPU on the CPU Card generated an exception interrupt.

The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is faulty. This is not a fatal error.

The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in

AMIBIOS.

The shutdown register for CMOS RAM has failed.

The cache memory test failed. Cache memory is disabled. Do not press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Shift> <+> to enable cache memory.

Solving Problems

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