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BIOS Recovery Beep Codes, Bootblock Error Beep Codes

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Error Code 84FF Error Message System Event Log Full Pause on Boot Yes BIOS Recovery Beep Codes 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 any errors. Table 10-6 describes the type of error beep codes that may occur during the bootblock update. Table 10-6. BIOS Recovery Beep Codes Beeps 1 2 Series of long low-pitched single beeps 2 long highpitched beeps Error Message Recovery started Recovery boot error Recovery failed POST Progress Code Flashing series of POST codes: E9h EEh EBh ECh EFh EEh Recovery complete EFh Description Start recovery process Unable to boot to floppy, ATAPI, or ATAPI CD-ROM. Recovery process will retry. Unable to process valid BIOS recovery images. BIOS already passed control to operating system and flash utility. BIOS recovery succeeded, ready for power-down, reboot Bootblock Error Beep Codes Table 10-7. Bootblock Error Beep Codes Beeps Error Message 1 Refresh timer failure 2 Parity error 3 Base memory failure 4 System timer 5 Processor failure 6 Keyboard controller Gate A20 failure 7 Processor exception interrupt error 8 Display memory read/write error Description The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty. Parity cannot be reset Base memory test failure System timer is not operational Processor failure detected The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode. The CPU generated an exception interrupt. The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is faulty. This is not a fatal error. Chapter 8 87

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Error
Code
Error Message
Pause on Boot
84FF
System Event Log Full
Yes
BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
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 any errors. Table 10-6 describes the type of error beep codes that
may occur during the bootblock update.
Table 10-6.
BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
Beeps
Error Message
POST Progress
Code
Description
1
Recovery started
Start recovery process
2
Recovery boot
error
Flashing series of
POST codes:
E9h
EEh
EBh
ECh
EFh
Unable to boot to floppy, ATAPI, or
ATAPI CD-ROM. Recovery process will
retry.
Series of long
low-pitched
single beeps
Recovery failed
EEh
Unable to process valid BIOS recovery
images. BIOS already passed control to
operating system and flash utility.
2 long high-
pitched beeps
Recovery complete
EFh
BIOS recovery succeeded, ready for
power-down, reboot
Bootblock Error Beep Codes
Table 10-7.
Bootblock Error Beep Codes
Beeps
Error Message
Description
1
Refresh timer failure
The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty.
2
Parity error
Parity cannot be reset
3
Base memory failure
Base memory test failure
4
System timer
System timer is not operational
5
Processor failure
Processor failure detected
6
Keyboard controller Gate A20
failure
The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot
switch to protected mode.
7
Processor exception interrupt
error
The CPU generated an exception interrupt.
8
Display memory read/write error
The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is
faulty. This is not a fatal error.