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Solving Problems, Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems - motherboard

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Code (repetitive short beeps) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description BIOS ROM checksum in progress or failure. Possible motherboard failure. No memory detected. Possible motherboard failure. • Chipset error • Time-of-day clock test failure • Gate A20 failure • Super I/O chip failure • Keyboard controller test failure RAM Read/Write failure. Possible memory failure. RTC power failure. Possible CMOS battery failure. Video BIOS test failure. Possible video card failure. CPU Cache test failure (Intel CPU only). Possible CPU failure. Solving Problems Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility. Windows XP: 1 Click Start and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the arrow to start the search. 38 Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
Solving Problems
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is
detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
Windows XP:
1
Click
Start
and
click
Help and Support
.
2
Type
hardware troubleshooter
in the
Search
field and click the
arrow to start the search.
Code
(repetitive
short beeps)
Description
1
BIOS ROM checksum in progress or
failure. Possible motherboard failure.
2
No memory detected.
3
Possible motherboard failure.
•
Chipset error
•
Time-of-day clock test failure
•
Gate A20 failure
•
Super I/O chip failure
•
Keyboard controller test failure
4
RAM Read/Write failure. Possible
memory failure.
5
RTC power failure. Possible CMOS
battery failure.
6
Video BIOS test failure. Possible
video card failure.
7
CPU Cache test failure (Intel CPU
only). Possible CPU failure.