IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

Beep Symptoms

Beeps	Description
1-2-3	One beep
	A pause (or break)
	Two beeps
	A pause (or break)
	Three beeps
4	Four continuous beeps

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Beep/Symptom	FRU/Action
1-1-2	1. Optional Processor (if installed)
(Processor register test	2. Processor
failed)
1-1-3	1. Battery/CMOS chip
(CMOS write/read test	2. System Board
failed)
1-1-4	1. System Board
(BIOS ROM checksum
failed)
1-2-1	1. System Board
(Programmable Interval	2. Processor Board
Timer failed)
1-2-2	1. System Board
(DMA initialization failed)	2. Processor Board
1-2-3	1. System Board
(DMA page register	2. Processor Board
write/read failed)
1-2-4	1. System Board
RAM refresh verification	2. Processor Board
failed
1-3-1	1. DIMM
(1st 64K RAM test failed)	2. Processor Board
1-3-2	1. DIMM
(1st 64K RAM parity test	2. Processor Board
failed)	3. System Board
2-1-1	1. System Board
(Secondary DMA register	2. Processor Board
failed)
2-1-2	1. System Board
(Primary DMA register	2. Processor Board
failed)
2-1-3	1. System Board
(Primary interrupt mask	2. Processor Board
register failed)
2-1-4	1. System Board
(Secondary interrupt mask	2. Processor Board
register failed)
2-2-1	1. System Board
(Interrupt vector loading	2. Processor Board
failed)
2-2-2	1. System Board
(Keyboard controller failed)
2-2-3	1. Battery/CMOS chip
(CMOS power failure and	2. System Board
checksum checks failed)
2-2-4	1. Battery/CMOS chip
(CMOS configuration info	2. System Board
validation failed)
2-3-1	1. Jumper on J14
(Screen initialization failed)	2. System Board
2-3-2	1. System Board
(Screen memory failed)
2-3-3	1. System Board
(Screen retrace failed)
2-3-4	1. System Board
(Search for video ROM
failed)
2-4-1	1. System Board
(Video failed, screen
believed operable)
3-1-1	1. System Board
(Timer tick interrupt failed)
3-1-2	1. System Board
(Interval timer channel 2
failed)
3-1-3	1. DIMM
(RAM test failed above	2. Processor Board
address 0FFFFH)	3. System Board
3-1-4	1. Battery/CMOS chip
(Time-Of-Day clock failed)	2. System Board
3-2-1	1. System Board
(Serial port failed)
3-2-2	1. System Board
(Parallel port failed)
3-2-3	1. Optional Processor (if installed)
(Math coprocessor failed)	2. Processor
	3. Processor Board
3-2-4	1. DIMM
(Failure comparing CMOS	2. Processor Board
memory size against actual)	3. Battery/CMOS chip
3-3-1	1. DIMM
(Memory size mismatch	2. Processor Board
occurred, see	3. Battery/CMOS chip
'Memory Settings')
3-3-2	1. Disconnect the server power cord from outlet,
(Critical SMBUS error	wait 30 seconds and retry.
occurred)	2. Processor Board
	3. Memory DIMMs
3-3-3	1. Install or reseat the memory modules
(No operational memory	then do a 3 boot reset (see
in system)	Configuration/Setup Utility Program).
	2. DIMMs
	3. Memory board
	4. Processor board
	5. System board
Two short beeps	1. Run Diagnostics
(Information only, the	2. Run Configuration/Setup
configuration has changed)
Three Short Beeps	1. DIMM
	2. Processor Board
	3. System Board
One Continuous Beep	1. Processor
	2. Optional Processor (if installed)
	3. Processor Board
	4. System Board
Repeating Short Beeps	1. Keyboard
	2. System Board
One Long and One Short	1. Video adapter (if present)
Beep	2. System Board
One Long and Two Short	1. Video adapter (if present)
Beeps	2. System Board
Two Long and Two Short	1. Video adapter
Beeps

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