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If There Is a Beep Code During Startup

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4 Troubleshooting Your PC If There Is a Beep Code During Startup If There Is a Beep Code During Startup Problem Cause Solution PC beeps during Number system startup of Beeps 1 DRAM Refresh failure. Try reseating the memory first. If the error still occurs, replace the memory with known good 2 Parity circuit failure. modules. 3 Base 64 KB memory failure. 4 System timer failure. Contact HP Support or your authorized dealer for 5 Processor failure. further troubleshooting information. 6 Keyboard controller / Try reseating the keyboard controller chip. If the Gate A20 failure. error still occurs, replace the keyboard chip (controller). If the error persists, check parts of the system relating to the keyboard. For example, try another keyboard, and check whether the system has a keyboard fuse. 7 Virtual mode exception Contact HP Support or your authorized dealer for error. further troubleshooting information. 8 Display memory Replace the video board or the memory on the read/write failure. video board. Indicates a memory error on the video board. 9 ROM BIOS checksum It is unlikely that this error can be corrected by failure. Indicates faulty reseating the chips. Contact HP Support or your BIOS chip(s). authorized dealer for further troubleshooting information. 10 CMOS shutdown register read/write error. Contact HP Support or your authorized dealer for further troubleshooting information. 68 English

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Troubleshooting Your PC
If There Is a Beep Code During Startup
68
English
If There Is a Beep Code During Startup
Problem
Cause
Solution
PC beeps during
system startup
Number
of Beeps
1
DRAM Refresh failure.
Try reseating the memory first. If the error still
occurs, replace the memory with known good
modules.
2
Parity circuit failure.
3
Base 64 KB memory
failure.
4
System timer failure.
Contact HP Support or your authorized dealer for
further troubleshooting information.
5
Processor failure.
6
Keyboard controller /
Gate A20 failure.
Try reseating the keyboard controller chip. If the
error still occurs, replace the keyboard chip
(controller). If the error persists, check parts of
the system relating to the keyboard. For
example, try another keyboard, and check
whether the system has a keyboard fuse.
7
Virtual mode exception
error.
Contact HP Support or your authorized dealer for
further troubleshooting information.
8
Display memory
read/write failure.
Indicates a memory
error on the video
board.
Replace the video board or the memory on the
video board.
9
ROM BIOS checksum
failure. Indicates faulty
BIOS chip(s).
It is unlikely that this error can be corrected by
reseating the chips. Contact HP Support or your
authorized dealer for further troubleshooting
information.
10
CMOS shutdown
register read/write
error.
Contact HP Support or your authorized dealer for
further troubleshooting information.