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Other beep codes Additional beep codes are listed in the following table. Table 5. POST beep code descriptions Beep code Description No beep Call for service. One short POST was completed successfully. One beep also occurs after POST if you enter an incorrect password. Two short Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Repeating three POST detected a system memory error. Make sure that the memory is installed correctly. If it is, short replace the failing memory module. Repeating short The system board might contain a failing component. Complete the following steps: 1. Make sure that the keyboard and pointing devices are connected correctly. 2. Make sure that nothing is resting on the keyboard. 3. Disconnect the pointing device; then, restart the server. If the problem is corrected, replace the pointing device. If the problem remains, call for service. All other beep codes 1. Make sure that the system memory modules are installed correctly. 2. Turn off the server; then, restart the server. If the problem remains, call for service. 52 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: Installation Guide

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Other
beep
codes
Additional
beep
codes
are
listed
in
the
following
table.
Table
5.
POST
beep
code
descriptions
Beep
code
Description
No
beep
Call
for
service.
One
short
POST
was
completed
successfully.
One
beep
also
occurs
after
POST
if
you
enter
an
incorrect
password.
Two
short
Follow
the
instructions
that
appear
on
the
screen.
Repeating
three
short
POST
detected
a
system
memory
error.
Make
sure
that
the
memory
is
installed
correctly.
If
it
is,
replace
the
failing
memory
module.
Repeating
short
The
system
board
might
contain
a
failing
component.
Complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Make
sure
that
the
keyboard
and
pointing
devices
are
connected
correctly.
2.
Make
sure
that
nothing
is
resting
on
the
keyboard.
3.
Disconnect
the
pointing
device;
then,
restart
the
server.
If
the
problem
is
corrected,
replace
the
pointing
device.
If
the
problem
remains,
call
for
service.
All
other
beep
codes
1.
Make
sure
that
the
system
memory
modules
are
installed
correctly.
2.
Turn
off
the
server;
then,
restart
the
server.
If
the
problem
remains,
call
for
service.
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IBM
xSeries
346
Type
8840:
Installation
Guide