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4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 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 13 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board's speaker to beep an error message describing the problem (see Table 37). Table 37. BIOS Beep Codes Type Pattern Frequency Processor initialization complete One 0.5 second beep when the CPU initialization 3270 Hz process completes. POST complete One 0.5 second beep when POST completes. 3270 Hz BIOS update in progress None Video error On-off (0.5 seconds each) two times, then 3.0 second pause (off), entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until the system is powered off. 3270 Hz When no VGA option ROM is found. Memory error On-off (0.5 seconds each) three times, then 3.0 second pause (off), entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until the system is powered off. 1280 Hz Thermal trip warning On-off (0.5 seconds each) four times, then 3.0 second pause (off), entire pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until the sixteenth beep, then ends. 1280 Hz 71

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4
Error Messages and Beep Codes
4.1
Speaker
The board-mounted speaker provides audible error code (beep code) information
during POST.
For information about
Refer to
The location of the onboard speaker
Figure 1, page 13
4.2
BIOS Beep Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board’s
speaker to beep an error message describing the problem (see Table 37).
Table 37.
BIOS Beep Codes
Type
Pattern
Frequency
Processor initialization
complete
One 0.5 second beep when the CPU initialization
process completes.
3270 Hz
POST complete
One 0.5 second beep when POST completes.
3270 Hz
BIOS update in progress
None
Video error
On-off (0.5 seconds each) two times, then
3.0 second pause (off), entire pattern repeats
(beeps and pause) until the system is powered
off.
3270 Hz
When no VGA option ROM is
found.
Memory error
On-off (0.5 seconds each) three times, then
3.0 second pause (off), entire pattern repeats
(beeps and pause) until the system is powered
off.
1280 Hz
Thermal trip warning
On-off (0.5 seconds each) four times, then
3.0 second pause (off), entire pattern repeats
(beeps and pause) until the sixteenth beep, then
ends.
1280 Hz