Acer Altos R710 Altos R710 Service Guide - Page 116

Boot Block Error Beep Codes Message Displayed 11 12 13 1 long beep Description Flash Program error "AMIBOOT.ROM' file size error BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match image present in flash device) Insert diskette with AMIBOOT.001 File for Multi-Disk Recovery BMC Generated Beep Codes (Professional/Advanced only) The Sahalee BMC generates beep codes upon detection of the failure conditions listed in the following table. Each digit in the code is represented by a sequence of beeps whose count is equal to the digit. Beep Code 1 1-5-1-1 1-5-2-1 1-5-2-3 1-5-2-4 1-5-4-2 1-5-4-3 1-5-4-4 Reason for the beeps and action to take Control panel CMOS clear has been initiated. Processor failure. Reseat or replace the failed processor. No processor is installed or the CPU 1 socket is empty. Reseat or replace the failed processor. Processor configuration error or CPU 1 socket is empty. Reseat or replace the failed processor. In a two-processor system, make sure the processors are identical. Front-side bus selects configuration error. DC power unexpectedly lost. Chipset control failure. Power control failure. BIOS Recovery Beep Codes An error or warning condition at boot can result in a series of beeps being issued known as "beep codes". These beeps have a code that identifies system or PCI card events. For example, some Intel® RAID cards have beep codes. Before checking for a system beep code error make sure the PCI card is not causing the beeping. In the case of a Bootblock update, where video is not available for text messages to be displayed, speaker beeps are necessary to inform the user of errors. . BIOS Recovery Beep Codes Beeps 1 1-2 Reason One long bee - video is active. One long beep and two short beeps: Insert the BIIOS recovery diskette. 107 Chapter 4