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by:
Rob
Hazelton
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| Beep Codes, AMI & Award BIOS beep codes |
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AMI BIOS beep codes
Normally a computer with an AMI
bios won't beep it will just show a error message across the screen. It's
usually only when the video card's not working or something very serious
happens you'll get a beep code.
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Beep
Code |
Description |
| 1
Short |
DRAMS
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. |
Award BIOS beep codes
Award uses the least of
any of the BIOS manufactures just two codes, they prefer to display a
message on the screen state the error. The only time you will get any
beeps is if the video cards fails or a RAM problem.
| Beep
Code |
Description |
| 1 Long, 2
Short |
A video error has
occurred and the Bios cannot initialise the video screen to display
any additional information. |
| Any other
beep(s) |
RAM
Problem. |
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