Lenovo PC 300PL User guide for IBM PC300PL (type 6584, 6594) systems - Page 128

POST beep codes

Page 128 highlights

Code 18xx 1962 8603 I9990301 Description A PCI adapter has requested an unavailable resource. Startup (Boot) sequence error Pointing device or system board error Hard disk failure Action Go to Chapter 4, "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 37 and follow the instructions to reconfigure the PCI devices. 1. Go to Chapter 4, "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 37 and follow the instructions to verify that the startup sequence is configured. 2. If the problem persists, have the computer serviced. Have the computer serviced. Have the computer serviced. POST beep codes One beep and the appearance of text on the monitor indicate successful completion of POST. More than one beep indicates that POST detected an error. Beep codes are sounded in a series of two or three sets of beeps. The duration of each beep is constant, but the length of the pause between the beeps varies. For example, a 1-2-4 beep code sounds like one beep, a pause, two consecutive beeps, another pause, and four more consecutive beeps. It is possible to misinterpret beep codes if you do not understand exactly how they work. Keep in mind that POST beep codes vary in the length of the pause, and not the duration of the beep tones. For the following beep codes, the numbers indicate the sequence and number of beeps. For example, a "2-3-2" error symptom (a burst of two beeps, three beeps, then two beeps) indicates a memory module problem. 114 PC 300PL User Guide

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194

POST beep codes
One beep and the appearance of text on the monitor indicate successful
completion of POST.
More than one beep indicates that POST detected an
error.
Beep codes are sounded in a series of two or three sets of beeps.
The
duration of each beep is constant, but the length of the pause between the
beeps varies.
For example, a 1–2–4 beep code sounds like one beep, a
pause, two consecutive beeps, another pause, and four more consecutive
beeps.
It is possible to misinterpret beep codes if you do not understand exactly
how they work.
Keep in mind that POST beep codes vary in the length of
the pause, and not the duration of the beep tones.
For the following beep codes, the numbers indicate the sequence and
number of beeps.
For example, a “2–3–2” error symptom (a burst of two
beeps, three beeps, then two beeps) indicates a memory module problem.
Code
Description
Action
18xx
A PCI adapter has requested an
unavailable resource.
Go to Chapter
4, “Using the
Configuration/Setup Utility
program” on page
37 and
follow the instructions to
reconfigure the PCI devices.
1962
Startup (Boot) sequence error
1.
Go to Chapter
4, “Using
the Configuration/Setup
Utility program” on
page
37 and follow the
instructions to verify that
the startup sequence is
configured.
2.
If the problem persists,
have the computer
serviced.
8603
Pointing device or system
board error
Have the computer serviced.
I9990301
Hard disk failure
Have the computer serviced.
114
PC 300PL User Guide