Power On Self-Tests
BIOS error reporting
BIOS errors are reported by a series of beep sounds or when an error message
is displayed to the screen. Refer to Table 6-1 for BIOS error reporting
information. This section contains information on the following:
6
The error occurs before the
display device is initialized.
The error occurs after the display
device is initialized.
6-2
• Beep codes
Refer to Table 6-2 for beep code information.
• AMIBIOS displayed error messages
Refer to Table 6-3 for AMIBIOS displayed error message information.
Table 6-1. BIOS error reporting
If ...
A series of beeps sound. Beep codes indicate that a fatal error
has occurred. AMIBIOS beep codes are described in Table 6-
2.
The error message is displayed. AMIBIOS error messages are
explained in Table 6-3.
A prompt to press <F1> can also appear with displayed error
messages.
Then ...