BEEP CODES

AWARD BIOS

1) 1 short beep :- post completed [power on self test]

2) 1 long beep :- memory error

3) 1long & 3 short beep:- video failure

4) 1long continuous beep:- memory error or failure

5) 2 short beep:- CPU failure

6) 1 long & 2 short beep:- video failure

IBM BIOS [Industrial Business Machine]:-

1) 1 short beep:- post completed

2) 2short beep:- post error

3) 1 long & 1 short beep:- system board error

4) 1 long & 2 short beep:- video / display failure

5) 1 long & 3 short beep:- video / display error

6) 3 long beep:- keyboard error

AMI BIOS [American Megatrade Institution]:-

1) 1 short beep:- post completed

2) 2 short beep:- memory failure

3) 3 short beep:- memory practically failed

4) 4 short beep:- system time failure

5) 5 short beep:- mother board failure

6) 6 short beep:- keyboard controller error

7) 7 short beep:- CPU failure

8) 8 short beep:- video adapter failure

9) 9 short beep:- Rom Bios check some error

10) 10 short beep:- Cmos read write error

11) 11 short beep:- cache memory error

12) 12 short beep:- memory error

13) 1 long & 3 short beep:- memory failure

14) 1 long & 8 short beep:- video adapter failure

PHONEIX :-

1) 1 \ 1 \ 3 continuous beep:- Cmos memory failure

2) 1 \ 1 \ 4 continuous beep:- Bios failure

3) 1 \ 2 \ 1:- system timer error

4) 1 \ 2 \ 2

1 \ 2 \ 3

1 \ 3 \ 1 Mother Board

1 \ 4 \ 1

5) 1 \ 4 \ 2:-memory error

6) 2 :- memory failure [2beeps followed by any beep combination]

7) 3 \ 1 :- chipset error [3 beeps followed by any beep combination]

8) 3 \ 2 \ 4:- keyboard controller error

9) 3 \ 3 \ 4:- video adapter failure

10) 4 \ 2 \ 4:- expansion card failure [PCI / ISA slots]

11) 4 \ 3 \ 4:- time or date failure

12) 4 \ 4 \ 1:- serial post erro