bios BEEP CODE PROBLEM

[matt31]

I'm getting this error code when trying to boot up a computer.
It's 2 short beeps then a pause, then one short beep.
The BIOS is AMI but there is no mention of this error code on any of the AMI web sites.

Does anyone have a clue about what it is?

I thought it must be something to do with the hard drive being damaged because when I enter BIOS set up, there is no HDD detected. However, I've put the HDD in another computer (as slave) and the bios detects it ok and when I boot up I can read and write to it ok, so I think the HDD is ok.

Could it be the motherboard?

cheers,
Matt31

[petrefax]

any idea on the make/model of the motherboard mate (it often has this info written on it, near the PCI slots)

if you don't have a copy of the motherboard manual, do a search for one - the different error codes (beeps) should be listed in this

[matt31]

hi,
It's a PC CHips M848A
No info in the manual about beep codes, I'm afraid.

[petrefax]

d'oh!

i just tried googling for it too - with little success

[eldren]

From my Gigabyte 7NNXP's manual:

AMI BIOS beep codes
1 short beep - Successful boot
1 beep - Refresh failure
2 beeps - Parity error
3 beeps - Base 64K memory failure
4 beeps - Timer not operational
5 beeps - Processor error
6 beeps - 8042 - gate A20 failure
7 beeps - Processor exception interrupt error
8 beeps - Display memory read/write failure [Non-fatal]
9 beeps - ROM checksum error
10 beeps - CMOS shutdown register read/write error
11 beeps - Cache memory bad

AWARD BIOS beep codes
1 short - Successful boot
2 short - CMOS setting error
1 long 1 short - DRAM or motherboard error
1 long 2 short - Monitor or display card error
1 long 3 short - Keyboard error
1 long 9 short - BIOS ROM error
Continuous long beeps - DRAM error
Continuous short beeps - Power error


Sorry that it's rather cryptic. :/ At least it's a start.