Beep symptomsBeep symptoms are tones or a series of tones separated by pauses (intervalswithout sound) during POST.The following tables describes beep symptoms.Beep Symptom FRU/Action2 short beepsCMOS setting errorPerform the following actions in order.1. Start the Setup Utility program and pressF10 to Save and exit. See Chapter 6,“Using the Setup Utility,” on page 49.2. Start the Setup Utility program and pressF7 to load defaults and then press F10 toSave and exit.3. Perform a Boot-block recovery. See“Recovering from a POST/BIOS updatefailure” on page 380.1 long and 2 short beepsMonitor or video adapter card errorPerform the following actions in order.1. Make sure the monitor is properlyconnected to the computer.2. Replace the video adapter card (ifpresent).3. Replace the system board.1 long and 3 short beepsKeyboard errorPerform the following actions in order.1. Make sure the keyboard is properlyconnected to the keyboard connector.2. Replace the keyboard.3. Replace the system board.1 long and 9 short beeps BIOS ROM error Perform the following actions in order.1. Start the Setup Utility program and pressF7 to load defaults and then press F10 toSave and exit. See Chapter 6, “Using theSetup Utility,” on page 49.2. Perform a Boot-block recovery. See“Recovering from a POST/BIOS updatefailure” on page 380.3. Replace the system board.Continuos long beepsDRAM memory errorPerform the following actions in order.1. Make sure the memory module(s) areproperly seated in the connector(s).2. Replace the memory module(s).3. Replace the system board.76 Hardware Maintenance Manual
