Beep - No Beep - Symptoms - Netfinity 5600 - Type 8664


Beep symptoms

Beep symptoms are short tones or a series of short tones separated by (intervals without sound) pauses.
See the following examples.

Note: One beep after successfully completing POST indicated the system is functioning properly.
Beeps    Description
   1-2-3    ° One beep
     ° A pause (or break)
     ° Two beeps
     ° A pause (or break)
     ° Three beeps
   
   4    Four continuous beeps

Beep/Symptom    FRU/Action
   1-1-2 1. Optional Processor (if installed)
   (Processor register test failed) 2. Processor
   1-1-3 1. Battery
   (CMOS write/read test failed) 2. Processor Board
  3. System Board
   1-1-4 1. System Board
   (BIOS EEPROM checksum failed) 2. Processor Board
   1-2-1 1. System Board
   (Programmable Interval Timer 2. Processor Board
   failed)  
   1-2-2 1. System Board
   (DMA initialization failed) 2. Processor Board
   1-2-3 1. System Board
   (DMA page register write/read 2. Processor Board
   failed)  
   1-2-4 1. System Board
   (RAM refresh verification  
   failed)  
   1-3-1 1. DIMM
   (1st 64K RAM test failed) 2. Processor Board
   1-3-2 1. DIMM
   (1st 64K RAM parity test 2. Processor Board
   failed) 3. System Board
   2-1-1 1. System Board
   (Secondary DMA register  
   failed)  
   2-1-2 1. System Board
   (Primary DMA register  
   failed)  
   2-1-3 1. System Board
   (Primary interrupt mask  
   register failed)  
   2-1-4 1. System Board
   (Secondary interrupt mask  
   register failed)  
   2-2-1 1. System Board
   (Interrupt vector loading 2. Processor Board
   failed)  
   2-2-2 1. System Board
   (Keyboard controller failed)  
   
   2-2-3 1. Battery
   (CMOS power failure and 2. System Board
   checksum checks failed)  
   2-2-4 1. Battery
   (CMOS configuration info 2. System Board
   validation failed)  
   2-3-1 1. System Board
   (Screen initialization failed)  
   2-3-2 1. System Board
   (Screen memory failed)  
   2-3-3 1. System Board
   (Screen retrace failed)  
   2-3-4 1. System Board
   (Search for video ROM failed)  
   2-4-1 1. System Board
   (Video failed, screen  
   believed operable)  
   3-1-1 1. System Board
   (Timer tick interrupt failed)  
   3-1-2 1. System Board
   (Interval timer channel 2  
   failed)  
   3-1-3 1. DIMM
   (RAM test failed above 2. Processor Board
   address 0FFFFH) 3. System Board
   3-1-4 1. Battery
   (Time-Of-Day clock failed) 2. System Board
   3-2-1 1. System Board
   (Serial port failed)  
   3-2-2 1. System Board
   (Parallel port failed)  
   3-2-3 1. Optional Processor (if installed)
   (Math coprocessor failed) 2. Processor
  3. Processor Board
   3-2-4 1. DIMM
   (Failure comparing CMOS 2. Battery
   memory size against actual)  
   3-3-1 1. DIMM
   (Memory size mismatch occurred) 2. Battery
   3-3-2 1. Disconnect the server power cord from outlet,
   (Critical SMBUS error occurred)     wait 30 seconds and retry.
  2. Memory DIMMs
  3. Processor Board
   3-3-3 1. Install or reseat the memory modules
   (No memory in system) 2. DIMMs
  3. Processor Board
  4. System Board
   Two Short Beeps 1. Run Diagnostics
   (Information only, the 2. Run Configuration/Setup
   configuration has changed) 3. Processor Board
   Three Short Beeps 1. DIMM
  2. Processor Board
  3. System Board
   One Continuous Beep 1. Processor
  2. Optional Processor (if installed)
  3. Processor Board
  4. System Board
   Repeating Short Beeps 1. Keyboard
  2. System Board
   One Long and One Short Beep 1. Video adapter (if present)
  2. System Board
   One Long and Two Short Beeps 1. Video adapter (if present)
  2. System Board
   Two Long and Two Short Beeps 1. Video adapter

No Beep Symptom    FRU/Action
   No beep and the system 1. Speaker
   operates correctly. 2. System Board
   No Beeps occur after 1. Run Configuration/Setup, set the Start Options
   successfully completing     Power-On Status to enable.
   POST 2. Speaker
   (The Power-On Status is 3. System Board
   disabled.)  
No ac power 1. Check the power cord
   (Power supply ac LED is off) 2. Power Supply (If two are installed, swap them
      to determine if one is defective.)
No beep and no video 1. See 'Undetermined problems'.


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