hp workstation i2000 owner’s guide
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4.
Error and Informational Messages
4.1
Beep Codes
The BIOS uses a series of beeps on the internal speaker to alert the user to problems
during the boot process. In the following table, numbers indicate beeps; dashes indicate
a pause between beeps.
Table 19. BIOS Beep Codes
Beep
Code
Description
1-1-5
Memory failure (all four rows have mismatched SPD data). Specification requires all four DIMMs of any
row must have the same SPD data.
2-1-1
Cannot recognize file system on media, must be FAT12 or FAT16
2-1-2
File not present on the disk
2-1-3
Recovery device not found
2-1-4
Recovery device initialization failure
3-1-1
Flash device initialization failure
3-1-2
Flash Update Operation Failed
3-1-3
Recovery device failed during a read operation
3-1-4
Flash device erase failure
3-1-5
Flash device programming failure
3-1-6
File Verify Operation (Checksum) Failed
3-1-7
Processor Patch Installation Failed
3-2-1
File Verify Operation (Invalid BIOS) Failed
3-2-2
File Verify Operation (Mismatched Platform BIOS) Failed
3-2-3
Boot Block Incompatible with BIOS
3-2-4
Flash Verify after Write Failed
3-3-1
Recovery started
3-3-3
Recovery completed successfully