Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Computer POST and beep codes

Computer POST and beep codes

American Megatrends' AMI BIOS

Beeps                           Descriptions

1                          -        The memory refresh circuitry has failed
2                          -        Parity errors have been detected in the first 64 KB of memory
3                          -        A failure has occurred within the first 64 KB or memory
4                          -        System Timer failure: Timer 1 on the mainboard does not work properly
5                          -       The CPU has generated an undetectable error
6                          -       8042 Gate-A20 failure: BIOS cannot switch the CPU into protected mode
7                          -       The CPU has generated an exception error
8                          -       The video adapter is missing, or the memory on the adapter has generated a failure
9                          -       The ROM checksum value does not match the value in BIOS
10                        -       The shutdown register for CMOS interrupt channel 2 has failed POST; the system                                             board cannot retrieve CMOS contents during POST
11                        -        Level-2 cache memory has failed the tests, and has been disabled
2 short                  -       POST has failed, caused by a failure of one of the hardware tests
1 long, 2 short       -       Failure in video system: a checksum error was encountered in video BIOS ROM,                                            or a horizontal retrace failure has been encountered
1 long, 3 short       -       Failure in video system: the video DAC, the monitor detection procedure or the                                                video RAM has failed
1 long                    -      POST procedures have passed

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AMI BIOS

Beeps                           Descriptions

1 short                 -      DRAM refresh failure
2 short                 -      Parity circuit failure
3 short                 -      Base 64K RAM failure
4 short                 -      System timer failure
5 short                 -      Process failure
6 short                 -      Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short                 -      Virtual mode exception error
8 short                 -      Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short                 -      ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short               -      CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short               -      Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short      -      Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short      -      Display/Retrace test failed

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AST Research BIOS

Long Beep      Short Beep                Descriptions

0                       1                -           Low level processor verification test failed (POST 1)
0                       2                -           Clearing keyboard controller buffers failed (POST 2)
0                       3                -           Keyboard controller reset failed (POST 3)
0                       4                -           Low level keyboard controller interface test (POST 4)
0                       5                -           Reading data from keyboard controller failed (POST 5)
0                       6                -           System board support chip initialization failed (POST 6)
0                       7                -           Processor register read/write verify test failed (POST 7)
0                       8                -           CMOS timer initialization failed (POST 8)
0                       9                -           ROM BIOS checksum test failed (POST 9)
0                      10               -           Initialize primary video (POST 10)
0                      11               -           8254 timer channel 0 test failed (POST 11)
0                      12               -           8254 timer channel 1 test failed (POST 12)
0                      13               -           8254 timer channel 2 test failed (POST 13)
0                      14               -           CMOS power-on and time test failed (POST 14)
0                      15               -           CMOS shutdown byte test failed (POST 15)
1                      0                 -           DMA channel 0 test failed (POST 16)
1                      1                 -           DMA channel 1 test failed (POST 17)
1                      2                 -           DMA page register test failed (POST 18)
1                      3                 -           Keyboard controller interface test failed (POST 19)
1                      4                 -           Memory refresh toggle test failed (POST 20)
1                      5                 -           First 64 KB memory test failed (POST 21)
1                      6                 -           Setup interrupt vector table failed (POST 22)
1                      7                 -           Video initialization failed (POST 23)
1                      8                 -           Video memory test failed (POST 24)


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