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Beep Codes |
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Typically BIOS beep codes are pretty simple to figure out. Use the charts below to learn what your computer is trying to tell you when it seems to be beeping uncontrollably.
IBM BIOS BEEP CHART:
BEEPS |
ERROR DESCRIPTION |
1 Short |
Completely normal, no errors detected. |
2 Short |
Initialization Error, DMA, ROM, Floppy, Serial or Parallel |
1 Long, 1 Short |
Motherboard malfunction |
1 Long, 2 Short |
Video card malfunction or problem with video RAM |
1 Long, 3 Short |
Video card malfunction |
No Beeping |
Bad power supply or system board (or no PC speaker hooked up) |
Continuous Beeping |
Bad power supply, processor, or system board |
Repeating Short |
Bad power supply, processor, or system board |
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS (AMI) BEEP CHART
BEEPS |
ERROR DESCRIPTION |
1 Beep |
Memory timing error |
2 Beeps |
Mismatched memory parity |
3 Beeps |
Memory malfunction |
4 Beeps |
Motherboard malfunction |
5 Beeps |
Bad CPU |
6 Beeps |
Keyboard controller error |
7 Beeps |
General exception error |
8 Beeps |
Video memory error |
9 Beeps |
Bad ROM checksum |
10 Beeps |
CMOS error |
11 Beeps |
Bad cache RAM |
AWARD BIOS BEEP CHART
BEEPS |
ERROR DESCRIPTION |
1 Long |
Memory malfunction |
1 Long 2 Short |
Video malfunction |
1 Long 3 Short |
Video/motherboard malfunction |
Continuous Beeping |
Memory or video malfunction |
Other Beeps |
Bad system RAM |
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