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4 Error Messages and Beep Codes What This Chapter Contains 4.1 Speaker 73 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes 73 4.3 BIOS Error Messages 73 4.4 Port 80h POST Codes 74 4.1 Speaker The board-mounted speaker provides audible error code (beep code) information during POST. For information about The location of the onboard speaker Refer to Figure 1, page 12 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 36). Table 36. Beep Codes Type Memory error Thermal warning Pattern Three long beeps Four alternating beeps: High tone, low tone, high tone, low tone Frequency 1280 Hz High tone: 2000 Hz Low tone: 1600 Hz 4.3 BIOS Error Messages Table 37 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 37. BIOS Error Messages Error Message CMOS Battery Low CMOS Checksum Bad Memory Size Decreased No Boot Device Available Explanation The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon. The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values. Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory was removed then memory may be bad. System did not find a device to boot. 73