Article ID: 85636 - Last Review: November 16, 2006 - Revision: 2.1 AMI BIOS POST Beep CodesThis article was previously published under Q85636 SUMMARY
American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI) BIOS will produce audible beeps
associated with beep codes during the power-on self test (POST).
Depending upon the condition, a predefined number of beeps are
sounded, which are associated with the error messages below.
NOTE: Some systems produce beeps as part of the normal boot sequence. This article refers to beeps produced by the AMI ROM BIOS before the operating system loads. MS-DOS does not produce beep codes. MORE INFORMATION
The error messages associated with the AMI BIOS beep codes are as
follows:
Number of Beeps Error Message
--------------- -------------
1 DRAM refresh failure
2 Parity circuit failure
3 Base 64K RAM failure
4 System timer failure
5 Processor failure
6 Keyboard controller gate A20 error
7 Virtual mode exception error
8 Display memory R/W test failure
9 ROM-BIOS checksum failure
The product included here, AMI BIOS, is manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. APPLIES TO
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