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Faulty I/O chip defective, Gate A20 failure

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Table 3-1. POST Beep Codes (continued) Beep Code Error Probable Causes 3-2-4 Keyboard-controller test failure Faulty keyboard controller (defective system board) 3-3-4 3-4-1 Screen initialization failure Screen-retrace test failure Faulty video subsystem (defective system board) 3-4-2 4-2-1 Search for video ROM failure No timer tick Defective system board 4-2-2 Shutdown failure 4-2-3 Gate A20 failure 4-2-4 4-3-1 4-3-3 4-3-4 4-4-1 4-4-2 4-4-3 4-4-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode Memory failure above address 0FFFFh Timer-chip counter 2 failure Time-of-day clock stopped Serial-port test failure Parallel-port test failure Math coprocessor failure Cache test failure Faulty or improperly seated DIMM Defective system board Bad battery or defective system board Faulty I/O chip (defective system board) Faulty microprocessor chip or system board Defective microprocessor or system board Beep Codes and Error Messages 3-3

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Beep Codes and Error Messages
3-3
3-2-4
Keyboard-controller test
failure
Faulty keyboard controller
(defective system board)
3-3-4
3-4-1
3-4-2
Screen initialization failure
Screen-retrace test failure
Search for video ROM failure
Faulty video subsystem
(defective system board)
4-2-1
4-2-2
4-2-3
4-2-4
No timer tick
Shutdown failure
Gate A20 failure
Unexpected interrupt in
protected mode
Defective system board
4-3-1
Memory failure above
address 0FFFFh
Faulty or improperly seated
DIMM
4-3-3
Timer-chip counter 2 failure
Defective system board
4-3-4
Time-of-day clock stopped
Bad battery or defective
system board
4-4-1
4-4-2
Serial-port test failure
Parallel-port test failure
Faulty I/O chip (defective
system board)
4-4-3
Math coprocessor failure
Faulty microprocessor chip or
system board
4-4-4
Cache test failure
Defective microprocessor or
system board
Table 3-1.
POST Beep Codes
(continued)
Beep Code
Error
Probable Causes