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BIOS Error Messages

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Intel Desktop Board DH61AG Product Guide Table 17. BIOS Speaker Beep 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 One 0.5 second beep when the BIOS is ready to accept keyboard input None Frequency/Comments 932 Hz On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then a 2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) once and the BIOS will continue to boot. 932 Hz For processors requiring an add-in graphics card On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then a 2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until the system is powered off. 932 Hz Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second each) for eight beeps followed by system shut down. High beep 2000 Hz Low beep 1500 Hz BIOS Error Messages The BIOS may also display an error message on the PC monitor when certain recoverable error occurs during POST. Table 18 gives an explanation of the BIOS error messages. Table 18. BIOS Error Messages Error Message CMOS Battery Low CMOS Checksum Bad Memory Size Decreased No Boot Device Available Explanation The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon. The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values. Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory was removed, then memory may be bad. System did not find a device to boot. 54

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Intel Desktop Board DH61AG Product Guide
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Table 17. BIOS Speaker Beep Codes
Type
Pattern
Frequency/Comments
F2 Setup/F10 Boot
Menu Prompt
One 0.5 second beep when the BIOS is
ready to accept keyboard input
932 Hz
BIOS update in
progress
None
Video error (no add-
in graphics card
installed)
On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then a
2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern
repeats (beeps and pause) once and the
BIOS will continue to boot.
932 Hz
For processors requiring
an add-in graphics card
Memory error
On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then
a 2.5-second pause (off), the entire pattern
repeats (beeps and pause) until the system
is powered off.
932 Hz
Thermal trip warning
Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second
each) for eight beeps followed by system
shut down.
High beep 2000 Hz
Low beep 1500 Hz
BIOS Error Messages
The BIOS may also display an error message on the PC monitor when certain
recoverable error occurs during POST.
Table 18 gives an explanation of the BIOS error
messages.
Table 18. BIOS Error Messages
Error Message
Explanation
CMOS Battery Low
The battery may be losing power.
Replace the battery
soon.
CMOS Checksum Bad
The CMOS checksum is incorrect.
CMOS memory may
have been corrupted.
Run Setup to reset values.
Memory Size Decreased
Memory size has decreased since the last boot.
If no
memory was removed, then memory may be bad.
No Boot Device Available
System did not find a device to boot.