If the Computer beeps ...
...and not really high drives, you can determine on the basis of the sounds, where the Defect is to be found. At startup, the Bios (Basic Input / Output System) checks all the Hardware installed. The error messages is not uniform, unfortunately, that every Bios has its own error Code. Therefore, we will explain in this practical tip on how to decrypt the key beeps and what they mean. Which Bios you have, you will see when you Start short at the top left corner.
AMI-BIOS - battery tables error Codes
A long beep at startup means the AMI BIOS that everything is in order and now the operating system can start. A continuous beep at startup indicates a fault on the power supply. Before you buy a new, turn off the Computer and try a re-Start.
- 1 x short: to Beep your Computer when booting, with AMI-BIOS, for once, not sitting in a RAM either right in his Bank, the modules do not fit together as a pair, or a RAM is defective. As a first measure, you should check whether the RAM is firmly engaged in the Slot, so it is properly seated.
- 2 x short or 3 x a Parity Error in the first 64kB of memory, i.e., a the hardware test routines to be in error. Check the RAM.
- 4 x indicates short-also on the error in the first 64 kB of memory. Either the battery is defective or you need a new motherboard. Check also the RAM settings.
- 5 x short: Here there is a Defect in the processor. This may be due to insufficient cooling, or the processor is clocked high.
- 6 x short: This Sequence denotes a Gate-A2O-error. Most of the time a defective keyboard is the cause of the error message. Try a different keyboard to the Computer.
- 7 x short: The message tells you that the processor produces an exception interrupt. Either a contact problem with the Socket or the processor is overclocked.
- 8 x short: This error Code indicates that the Bios in the graphics card. Either not seated correctly in the Slot or it is defective. This error message, the same procedure as for the RAM: Check the correct Seating of the graphics card and whether it is firmly engaged in the Slot.
- 9 x short on a ROM Bios check sum error. The BIOS can be defective or is not correctly updated.
- 10 x short: CMOS can not be read. The main Board is defective, it is only the exchange remains.
- 11 x in short: the Computer at the Start so many sounds in a row, he wants to say to you that a check sum is Error. That sounds worse than it is. It means that the CMOS battery is empty. In the CMOS memory all the adjusted settings are stored to the Start. The battery is empty, you must either be awkward every time you Start the settings in the Bios by Hand to make - or simply the CMOS battery change.
- 3 x short, 3 x long, 3 x short: It is only the replacement of the out-of-memory remains - it is broken.
- 1 x long, 1 x short: This error message indicates a serious error on the motherboard. This can be, for example, an incorrect clock rate of the CPU.
- 1 x long, 2 x short: The PC does not find the graphics card.
Phoenix BIOS and its Beep-tones
The Phoenix Bios brings his messages as a combination of short and long tones, but only as a short, interrupted intervals.
- 1-1-3: means a CMOS read/Write error. To resolve this, you should run the BIOS Setup.
- 1-1-4: a BIOS check sum error you can replace the BIOS or upgrade.
- 1-2-1, 1-2-2, 1-2-3: Come to one of these sequences, the DMA controller or the system timer is faulty. You need a new Board.
- 1-3-3, 1-3-4, 1-4-1, 1-4-2: Check to see if the RAM are properly seated and in the Slot locked.
- 3-1-1, 3-1-2, 3-1-3, 3-1-4: These beeps, you have to interpret them all as Defective in different registers. All you will need a new Motherboard to install.
- 3-2-4: keyboard controller registers a Defect. Here, too, you will need to replace possibly the Board.
- 3-3-4, 3-4-1, 3-4-2: This series of impact have to do with the graphics card. Either a Faulty card or the graphics memory is - or you don't have the cable connected correctly.
- 4-2-1, 4-2-2, 4-2-3, 4-2-4: There are problems with the Timer before the Interrupt, the Shutdown function, a failure in Gate A20, or an unexpected Interrupt in Protected Mode. Here, too, only the replacement of the Boards you as a solution to the problem.
- 4-3-1: The PC reports a DRAM error. Check the correct Seating of the DRAM.
- 4-3-2, 4-3-4: Now the Timer is either defective or there was a Problem when Testing the real time clock. In any case, the PC would like to say that you need a new Board.
- 4-4-1: A serial port has not passed the Test. You can turn it off in the BIOS, and an interface card to install
- 4-4-2: A parallel interface is the Test. Also in this case, the switching Off in the BIOS and the installation of an interface card remains in you.
- 4-4-3: This error message means that the failed Test of a Co-processor. Replace it if it is socketed.
Award BIOS and its error messages
You have an Award BIOS, should it beep at Start-up once. Then you can sit back reassured, it's all right. A continuous sound or a short, repeated tone means an error in the power supply to the main Board. Most of the time it is the memory or the graphics.
- 2 x short: A video error. How to proceed this message is displayed on the screen.
- 1 x long, 1 x short: The RAM is defective or not seated correctly in the Socket.
- 1 x long, 2 x short: This Sequence tells you that the video card is either defective or maybe just not properly seated.
- 1 x long, 3 x short or 3 x long: here's something wrong with the keyboard. Is Defective or is not connected properly?
More information about the topic of BIOS, please see our practical tips, such as a BIOS Reset is.
