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A Error Messages and Indicators This appendix describes error messages generated by the Desktop Board's BIOS. The BIOS indicates these error messages with LED blink codes, speaker beep codes, and by text displayed on the PC monitor. Front-panel Power LED Blink and Speaker Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS provides basic status and error messages through front-panel power LED blink codes (Table 16) as well as through audible beep codes (Table 17). Table 16. BIOS Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes Type F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu Prompt BIOS update in progress Video error (no addin graphics card installed) Memory error Thermal trip warning Pattern None Note Off when the update begins, then on for 0.5 second, then off for 0.5 second. The pattern repeats until the BIOS update is complete. On-off (0.5 second each) two times, then a 3.0-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats (blink and pause) until the system is powered off. For processors requiring an add-in graphics card On-off (0.5 second each) three times, then a 3.0-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats (blinks and pause) until the system is powered off. Each beep will be accompanied by the following blink pattern: .25 seconds on, .25 seconds off, .25 seconds on, .25 seconds off. This results in a total of 32 blinks. 53

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A Error Messages and Indicators
This appendix describes error messages generated by the Desktop Board’s BIOS.
The
BIOS indicates these error messages with LED blink codes, speaker beep codes, and
by text displayed on the PC monitor.
Front-panel Power LED Blink and Speaker
Beep Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS provides basic status and
error messages through front-panel power LED blink codes (Table 16) as well as
through audible beep codes (Table 17).
Table 16. BIOS Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
Type
Pattern
Note
F2 Setup/F10 Boot
Menu Prompt
None
BIOS update in
progress
Off when the update begins, then on for
0.5 second, then off for 0.5 second.
The
pattern repeats until the BIOS update is
complete.
Video error (no add-
in graphics card
installed)
On-off (0.5 second each) two times, then a
3.0-second pause (off), the entire pattern
repeats (blink and pause) until the system
is powered off.
For processors requiring
an add-in graphics card
Memory error
On-off (0.5 second each) three times, then
a 3.0-second pause (off), the entire pattern
repeats (blinks and pause) until the system
is powered off.
Thermal trip warning
Each beep will be accompanied by the
following blink pattern:
.25 seconds on,
.25 seconds off, .25 seconds on, .25
seconds off.
This results in a total of
32 blinks.