NS170 User Guide - Problems Solving
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Beep Codes
If an error occurs during the POST, the server beeps, indicating the type of error.
Each number indicates the number of short beeps, and a hyphen indicates a pause. For
example, the beep interval 1-2-2-3 indicates 1 beep, pause, 2 beeps, pause, 2 beeps,
pause, and 3 beeps notifying that the checksum error occurred on ROM.
Table 5 - 3: POST Error Beep Codes
Beeps Error
Recommended Action
1-2
Option ROM initialization error
1. Check if the optional add-in card is properly installed.
2. Run the BIOS setup utility to check the IRQ assignment.
3. Ask your service representative to replace the add-in card
or mother board..
3-3
ROM checksum error
Replace the mother board.
1-2-2-3
1-3-1-1
DRAM refresh test error
1. Check if the DIMM is properly installed.
2. Remove the DIMM once, and then re-install it to check if it
operates normally.
3. Ask your service representative to replace the failed DIMM
or mother board.
1-3-1-3
Keyboard controller error
1. Check if the keyboard is properly connected.
2. Replace the mother board
1-3-3-1
No memory or capacity check
error
1. Check if the DIMM is properly installed.
2. Remove the DIMM once, and then re-install it to check if it
operates normally.
3. Ask your service representative to replace the failed DIMM
or mother board
1-3-4-1
DRAM address error
1-3-4-3
DRAM test Low Byte error
1-4-1-1
DRAM test High Byte error
1-5-1-1
CPU startup error
1. Check if the CPU is properly installed.
2. Remove the CPU once, and then re-install it to check if it
operates normally.
3. Ask your service representative to replace the failed CPU.
2-1-2-3
BIOS ROM copyright test error
Replace the mother board.
2-2-3-1
Unexpected interrupt test error
