Re: Beep Codes?

["Ron Diol" <rsdiol@xxxxxxxx>]

You may want to re-seat the memory, or even try a different slot. I had that
happen on a Socket 7 Asus last week, ended up having to replace the memory.

Ranjit
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Williams" <awilliam@whitemice.HN.org>
To: <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Beep Codes?


> >I'm taking a shot in the dark asking this question...
> >I've got a Asus T2P4 motherboard (Socket 7) That has apparently taken a
> >dump. It is giving me 1 long beep - 1 short beep on the POST test and
> >refuses to boot. The system had an AMI BIOS. I've been searching the net
> >today trying to find a "Beep Code" reference list and so far no luck. Yes
I
> >know that beep code are specific to BIOS but I also know some codes are
> >standard.
> >Anyone happen to know what a 1 long beep - 1 short beep is?
>
> http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/index.htm
>
> Basically 2 beeps is a parity error, meaning...
>
> 1. You have parity memory and the soul of the modules has exited stage
left
> 2. Your motherboard has turned into a thin, stiff, and green hard boiled
egg
> 3. You don't have parity memory,  but your system thinks you do (see #2)
>
> Can you get into the BIOS config screens?
>
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