Beep code and their meaning: 1 short beep Normal POST - system is ok 2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem 1 long, 1 short beep System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card
Step 1: The beeps are post during post the very first work is done by the ram, all the memory in the ram is first transferred to the hard disk, and remains 1 short beep : Normal POST - system is ok 2 short beeps : POST Error - error code shown on screen
No beep : Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep: Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem
Repeating short beeps: Power supply or system board problem
1 long, 1 short beep : System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps: Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps: Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) 3 long beeps : keyboard cardhttp://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes1 short beep Normal POST - system is ok 2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem 1 long, 1 short beep System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card
how many beeps... what kind of pc? below is the standard beeps codes with the the issue.
Standard
Original
IBM POST Error Codes1
short beep
Normal POST - system is ok
2
short beeps
POST Error - error code shown
on screen
No
beep
Power supply system board problem
Continuous
beep
Power supply, system board, or
keyboard problem
Repeating
short beeps
Power supply or system board
problem
1
long, 1 short beep
System board problem
1
long, 2 short beeps
Display adapter problem (MDA,
CGA)
1
long, 3 short beeps
Enhanced Graphics Adapter
(EGA)
3
long beeps
3270 keyboard card
how many times it beeps is an indication of the problem 1
short beep
Normal POST - system is ok
2
short beeps
POST Error - error code shown on screen
No
beep
Power supply or system board problem
Continuous
beep
Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem
Repeating
short beeps
Power supply or system board problem
1
long, 1 short beep
System board problem
1
long, 2 short beeps
Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)
1
long, 3 short beeps
Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
3
long beeps
3270 keyboard cardhope this helps.
Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes Code Description 1 short beep System is OK 2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem 1 long, 1 short beep System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps Display adapter problem (EGA) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card
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