Beep Cords

"AMI (American Megatrends International) BIOS Beep Codes." BEEP CODE 1 Beep (No video) 2 Beeps 3 Beeps 4 Beeps 5 Beeps 6 Beeps 7 Beeps 8 Beeps 9 Beeps 10 Beeps 11 Beeps

MEANING

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Memory refresh failure Memory parity error Base 64K mem failure Timer not operational Processor error 8042 Gate A20 failure Processor exception Video memory error ROM checksum error CMOS checksum error Cache memory bad

Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad

memory memory memory motherboard processor CPU or Motherboard processor video card or memory BIOS motherboard CPU or motherboard

"Award BIOS Beep Codes" BEEP CODE

MEANING

POSSIBLE CAUSE

1 Long, 2 Short Repeating (Endless loop) 1 Long, 3 Short High freq. beeps (while running) Repeating High, Low beeps

Video adapter failure Memory error Video adapter failure CPU is overheating CPU failure

Bad video adapter Bad memory or bad connection Bad video adapter or memory CPU fan failure Bad processor

"Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes" BEEP CODE

MEANING

POSSIBLE CAUSE

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

CPU / motherboard failure CMOS read/write failure BIOS ROM failure Timer failure DMA failure DMA failure Memory refresh failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure Address line failure Parity error Timer failure NMI port failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure

Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad

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1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3

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2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1

CPU / motherboard motherboard BIOS chip motherboard motherboard motherboard memory memory memory memory memory memory motherboard motherboard memory memory memory memory memory memory memory memory memory

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

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3 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2

-2 -3 -4 -1 -2 -4 -4 -1 -2 -3 -4 -2

64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure 64K memory failure Slave DMA failure Master DMA failure Interrupt controller failure Slave IC failure Interrupt Controller failure

3-2-3



3-2-4 3-3-1 3-3-2

Keyboard control failure CMOS batter failure CMOS configuration error

3-3-3



3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9

Video memory failure Video init failure Timer failure CMOS shutdown failure Gate A20 failure Unexpected interrupt RAM test failure Timer failure RTC failure Serial port failure Parallel port failure Coprocessor failure Video adapter incompatibility

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3 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2

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4 1 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 1

Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad Bad

memory memory memory memory memory memory memory motherboard motherboard motherboard motherboard motherboard

Bad motherboard Bad CMOS battery Incorrect setting Bad video card or memory Bad video card or memory Bad motherboard Bad motherboard Bad motherboard Bad processor Bad memory Bad motherboard Bad motherboard Bad motherboard Bad motherboard Bad motherboard or CPU. Use a different brand of video card