NEC 140Rc-4 manual Beep Codes, Beep code Description Recommended action

Troubleshooting 8-21

Beep Codes

If an error occurs during the POST, the server beeps, indicating the type of error.

Each number indicates the number of short beeps, and a hyphen indicates a pause. For example, the beep interval 1-2-2-3 indicates 1 beep, pause, 2 beeps, pause, 2 beeps, pause, and 3 beeps notifying that the checksum error occurred on ROM.

Beep code	Description	Recommended action
1-2	Option ROM initialization	1.	Check if the setting with SETUP is correct.
	error	2.	Remove the PCI board and install it again to check if
			it operates normally.
		3.	Replace the PCI board and check if it operates
			normally.
		4.	Replace the baseboard.
	Video BIOS initialization	1.	Check if the connector of the display is properly
	error		connected.
		2.	Replace the baseboard.
1-2-2-3	ROM checksum error	Replace the baseboard.
1-3-1-1	DRAM refresh test error	1.	Check if the DIMM is properly installed.
		2.	Remove the DIMM once, and then re-install it to
			check if it operates normally.
		3.	Ask your service representative to replace the failed
			DIMM or baseboard.
1-3-1-3	Keyboard controller error	1.	Check if the keyboard is properly connected.
		2.	Replace the baseboard.
1-3-3-1	No memory or capacity	1.	Check if the DIMM is properly installed.
	check error	2.	Remove the DIMM once, and then re-install it to
1-3-4-3	All memory groups error		check if it operates normally.
		3.	Ask your service representative to replace the failed
			DIMM or baseboard.
1-5-1-1	CPU startup error	1.	Check if the CPU is properly installed.
		2.	Remove the CPU once, and then re-install it to
			check if it operates normally.
		3.	Ask your service representative to replace the failed
			CPU or processor board.
1-5-2-1	No CPU error	1.	Check if the CPU is properly installed.
		2.	Remove the CPU once, and then re-install it to
			check if it operates normally.
		3.	Ask your service representative to replace the failed
			CPU or processor board.
1-5-4-4	Power failure	One of the internal boards has failed. Ask your service
		representative to replace the failed board.
2-2-3-1	Unexpected interrupt test	Replace the processor or baseboard.
	error

NOTE: Beep code 1-5-4-2 informs you that AC power supply is interrupted due to power failure or momentary voltage drop and the system is restarted. This is not an error.