Beep Code Manual, Better Than Gold Techies, American Megatrends Int. & Phoenix(I'm IT, I use these codes to trouble shoot hardware issues at my job. Enjoy) cold.gifBIOS Beep CodesWhen a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an error message; however, if the BIOS detects an error before it can access the video card, or if there is a problem with the video card, it will produce a series of beeps, and the pattern of the beeps indicates what kind of problem the BIOS has detected.Because there are many brands of BIOS, there are no standard beep codes for every BIOS.The two most-used brands are AMI (American Megatrends International) and Phoenix.Below are listed the beep codes for AMI systems, and here are the beep codes for Phoenix systems.

AMI Beep CodesBeep Code Meaning1 beep DRAM refresh failure. There is a problem in the system memory or the motherboard.2 beeps Memory parity error. The parity circuit is not working properly.3 beeps Base 64K RAM failure. There is a problem with the first 64K of system memory.4 beeps System timer not operational. There is problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.5 beeps Processor failure. The system CPU has failed.6 beeps Gate A20/keyboard controller failure. The keyboard IC controller has failed, preventing gate A20 from switching the processor to protect mode.7 beeps Virtual mode exception error.8 beeps Video memory error. The BIOS cannot write to the frame buffer memory on the video card.9 beeps ROM checksum error. The BIOS ROM chip on the motherboard is likely faulty.10 beeps CMOS checksum error. Something on the motherboard is causing an error when trying to interact with the CMOS.11 beeps Bad cache memory. An error in the level 2 cache memory.1 long beep, 2 short Failure in the video system.1 long beep, 3 short A failure has been detected in memory above 64K.1 long beep, 8 short Display test failure.Continuous beeping A problem with the memory or video.

BIOS Beep Codes

Phoenix Beep CodesPhoenix uses sequences of beeps to indicate problems. The "-" between each number below indicates a pause between each beep sequence. For example, 1-2-3 indicates one beep, followed by a pause and two beeps, followed by a pause and three beeps. Phoenix version before 4.x use 3-beep codes, while Phoenix versions starting with 4.x use 4-beep codes. Click here for AMI BIOS beep codes.4-Beep Codes

Beep Code Meaning1-1-1-3 Faulty CPU/motherboard. Verify real mode.1-1-2-1 Faulty CPU/motherboard.1-1-2-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.1-1-3-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.1-1-3-2 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.1-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize CPU registers.1-1-3-21-1-3-31-1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.1-1-4-1 Level 2 cache error.1-1-4-3 I/O port error.1-2-1-1 Power management error.1-2-1-21-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.1-2-2-1 Keyboard controller failure.1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM error.1-2-3-1 System timer error.1-2-3-3 DMA error.1-2-4-1 IRQ controller error.1-3-1-1 DRAM refresh error.1-3-1-3 A20 gate failure.1-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.1-3-3-1 Extended memory error.1-3-3-31-3-4-11-3-4-3 Error in first 1MB of system memory.1-4-1-31-4-2-4 CPU error.1-4-3-12-1-4-1 BIOS ROM shadow error.1-4-3-21-4-3-3 Level 2 cache error.1-4-4-11-4-4-22-1-1-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.2-1-1-32-1-2-1 IRQ failure.2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.2-1-2-42-1-3-2 I/O port failure.2-1-3-1

2-1-3-3 Video system failure.2-1-1-32-1-2-1 IRQ failure.2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.2-1-2-4 I/O port failure.2-1-4-32-2-1-1 Video card failure.2-2-1-32-2-2-12-2-2-3 Keyboard controller failure.2-2-3-1 IRQ error.2-2-4-1 Error in first 1MB of system memory.2-3-1-12-3-3-3 Extended memory failure.2-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.2-3-2-32-3-3-1 Level 2 cache error.2-3-4-12-3-4-3 Motherboard or video card failure.2-3-4-12-3-4-32-4-1-1 Motherboard or video card failure.2-4-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.2-4-2-1 RTC error.2-4-2-3 Keyboard controller error.2-4-4-1 IRQ error.3-1-1-13-1-1-33-1-2-13-1-2-3 I/O port error.3-1-3-13-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.3-1-4-13-2-1-13-2-1-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.3-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.3-2-2-1 Keyboard controller error.3-2-2-33-2-3-13-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.3-2-4-3 IRQ error.3-3-1-1 RTC error.

3-3-1-3 Key lock error.3-3-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.3-3-3-33-3-4-13-3-4-33-4-1-13-4-1-33-4-2-13-4-2-33-4-3-13-4-4-13-4-4-4 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.4-1-1-1 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.4-2-1-14-2-1-34-2-2-1 IRQ failure.4-2-2-34-2-3-14-2-3-34-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.4-2-4-3 Keyboard controller error.4-3-1-34-3-1-44-3-2-14-3-2-24-3-3-14-3-4-14-3-4-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.4-3-3-24-3-3-4 IRQ failure.4-3-3-34-3-4-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.3-Beep CodesBeep Code Meaning1-1-2 Faulty CPU/motherboard.1-1-3 Faulty motherboard/CMOS read-write failure.1-1-4 Faulty BIOS/BIOS ROM checksum error.1-2-1 System timer not operational. There is a problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.1-2-21-2-3 Faulty motherboard/DMA failure.1-3-1 Memory refresh failure.

1-3-21-3-31-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.1-4-1 Address line failure.1-4-2 Parity RAM failure.1-4-3 Timer failure.1-4-4 NMI port failure.2-_-_ Any combination of beeps after 2 indicates a failure in the first 64K of memory.3-1-1 Master DMA failure.3-1-2 Slave DMA failure.3-1-33-1-4 Interrupt controller failure.3-2-4 Keyboard controller failure.3-3-13-3-2 CMOS error.3-3-4 Video card failure.3-4-1 Video card failure.4-2-1 Timer failure.4-2-2 CMOS shutdown failure.4-2-3 Gate A20 failure.4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode.4-3-1 RAM test failure.4-3-3 Timer failure.4-3-4 Time of day clock failure.4-4-1 Serial port failure.4-4-2 Parallel port failure.4-4-3 Math coprocessor.

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Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes

Code Description1 short beep System is OK2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem1 long, 1 short beep System board problem1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)1 long, 3 short beeps Display adapter problem (EGA)3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card

IBM POST Diagnostic Code DescriptionsCode Description100 - 199 System Board200 - 299 Memory300 - 399 Keyboard400 - 499 Monochrome Display500 - 599 Colour/Graphics Display600 - 699 Floppy-disk drive and/or Adapter700 - 799 Math Coprocessor900 - 999 Parallel Printer Port1000 - 1099 Alternate Printer Adapter1100 - 1299 Asynchronous Communication Device, Adapter, or Port1300 - 1399 Game Port1400 - 1499 Colour/Graphics Printer1500 - 1599 Synchronous Communication Device, Adapter, or Port1700 - 1799 Hard Drive and/or Adapter1800 - 1899 Expansion Unit (XT)2000 - 2199 Bisynchronous Communication Adapter2400 - 2599 EGA system-board Video (MCA)3000 - 3199 LAN Adapter4800 - 4999 Internal Modem7000 - 7099 Phoenix BIOS Chips7300 - 7399 3.5" Disk Drive8900 - 8999 MIDI Adapter11200 - 11299 SCSI Adapter21000 - 21099 SCSI Fixed Disk and Controller21500 - 21599 SCSI CD-ROM SystemAMI BIOS Beep CodesCode Description1 Short Beep System OK2 Short Beeps Parity error in the first 64 KB of memory3 Short Beeps Memory failure in the first 64 KB4 Short Beeps Memory failure in the first 64 KB Operational of memoryor Timer 1 on the motherboard is not functioning5 Short Beeps The CPU on the motherboard generated an error6 Short Beeps The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode7 Short Beeps The CPU generated an exception interrupt8 Short Beeps The system video adapter is either missing, or its memory is faulty9 Short Beeps The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS10 Short Beeps The shutdown register for CMOS RAM failed11 Short Beeps The external cache is faulty1 Long, 3 Short Beeps Memory Problems

1 Long, 8 Short Beeps Video Card ProblemsPhoenix BIOS Beep CodesNote - Phoenix BIOS emits three sets of beeps, separated by a brief pause.Code Description1-1-3 CMOS read/write failure1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum error1-2-1 Programmable interval timer failure1-2-2 DMA initialisation failure1-2-3 DMA page register read/write failure1-3-1 RAM refresh verification failure1-3-3 First 64k RAM chip or data line failure1-3-4 First 64k RAM odd/even logic failure1-4-1 Address line failure first 64k RAM1-4-2 Parity failure first 64k RAM2-_-_ Faulty Memory3-1-_ Faulty Motherboard3-2-4 Keyboard controller Test failure3-3-4 Screen initialisation failure3-4-1 Screen retrace test failure3-4-2 Search for video ROM in progress4-2-1 Timer tick interrupt in progress or failure4-2-2 Shutdown test in progress or failure4-2-3 Gate A20 failure4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode4-3-1 RAM test in progress or failure>ffffh4-3-2 Faulty Motherboard4-3-3 Interval timer channel 2 test or failure4-3-4 Time of Day clock test failure4-4-1 Serial port test or failure4-4-2 Parallel port test or failure4-4-3 Math coprocessor test or failureLow 1-1-2 System Board select failureLow 1-1-3 Extended CMOS RAM failure

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