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If There Is a Beep Code During Boot

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Your PC Workstation Does Not Start Correctly Case 4 - Boot Process Fails If There Is a Beep Code During Boot If an error occurs during the POST, which prevents the PC Workstation from starting, the system issues a beep code before attempting to display the error in the upper left corner of the screen. Beep codes are useful for identifying the error when the system is unable to display the error message. Beep Pattern Beep Numeric Code Code Description Recommended Action 1-2-2-3 1-3-1-1 1-3-1-3 1-3-3-1 1-3-4-1 1-3-4-3 1-4-1-1 2-1-2-3 2-2-3-1 1-2 16h BIOS ROM check-sum failure Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective. 20h DRAM refresh test failure1 Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs, replace the module. 22h 8042 Keyboard controller test failure Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective. 28h Initialization of RDRAM has failed. Verify that memory or continuity modules are installed. 2Ch RAM failure on address line1.... Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs, replace the module. 2Eh RAM failure on data bits ....of low Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs, byte of memory bus1 replace the module. 30h RAM failure on data bits ....of high Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs, byte of memory bus1 replace the module. 46h ROM copyright notice check failure Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective. 58h Unexpected interrupts test failure Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective. 98h Video configuration failure or option This can be caused by problems with the ROM on integrated video, ROMs check-sum failure an add-on video board or the ROM on a SCSI card. Inform reseller for the affected component. 1. Non-HP memory modules are not supported. Only HP memory modules should be used. 18

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Your PC Workstation Does Not Start Correctly
Case 4 — Boot Process Fails
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If There Is a Beep Code During Boot
If an error occurs during the POST, which prevents the PC Workstation
from starting, the system issues a beep code before attempting to
display the error in the upper left corner of the screen. Beep codes are
useful for identifying the error when the system is unable to display the
error message.
Beep
Pattern
Beep
Code
Numeric
Code
Description
Recommended
Action
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- -
- - -
1-2-2-3
16h
BIOS ROM check-sum failure
Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective.
- - - — —
1-3-1-1
20h
DRAM refresh test failure1
Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs,
replace the module.
- - - —
- - -
1-3-1-3
22h
8042 Keyboard controller test failure
Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective.
- - - - - - —
1-3-3-1
28h
Initialization of RDRAM has failed.
Verify that memory or continuity modules are installed.
- - -
- - - - —
1-3-4-1
2Ch
RAM failure on address line
1
....
1.
Non-HP memory modules are not supported. Only HP memory modules should be used.
Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs,
replace the module.
- - -
- - - -
- - -
1-3-4-3
2Eh
RAM failure on data bits
....
of low
byte of memory bus1
Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs,
replace the module.
— - - - - — —
1-4-1-1
30h
RAM failure on data bits
....
of high
byte of memory bus1
Check the memory is correctly installed. If the error still occurs,
replace the module.
- - —
- -
- - -
2-1-2-3
46h
ROM copyright notice check failure
Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective.
- -
- -
- - - —
2-2-3-1
58h
Unexpected interrupts test failure
Inform HP support/HP reseller that system board is defective.
- -
1-2
98h
Video configuration failure or option
ROMs check-sum failure
This can be caused by problems with the ROM on integrated video,
an add-on video board or the ROM on a SCSI card.
Inform reseller for the affected component.