POST beep codes
One beep and the appearance of text on the monitor indicate successful
completion of POST. More than one beep indicates that POST detected an
error.
Beep codes are sounded in a series of two or three sets of beeps. The
duration of each beep is constant, but the length of the pause between the
beeps varies. For example, a 1–2–4 beep code sounds like one beep, a
pause, two consecutive beeps, another pause, and four more consecutive
beeps.
It is possible to misinterpret beep codes if you do not understand exactly
how they work. Keeping in mind that POST beep codes vary in the length
of the pause, and not the duration of the beep tones, will help you to
distinguish the beeps.
For the following beep codes, the numbers indicate the sequence and
number of beeps. For example, a “2–3–2” error symptom (a burst of two
beeps, three beeps, then two beeps) indicates a memory module problem.
Table 4 (Page 5 of 5). POST Error Codes
Code
Description
Action
18xx
A PCI adapter has requested an
unavailable resource.
Go to Chapter 4, “Using the
Configuration/Setup Utility
program” on page 29 and
follow the instructions to
reconfigure the PCI devices.
1962
Boot sequence error
1. Go to Chapter 4, “Using
the Configuration/Setup
Utility program” on
page 29 and follow the
instructions to verify that
the startup sequence is
configured.
2. If the problem persists,
have the computer
serviced.
8603
Pointing device or system
board error
Have the computer serviced.
I9990301
Hard disk failure
Have the computer serviced.
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