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Aptiva - 2144/2168 (SL-H/I) Beep Codes

Applicable to: World-Wide

These are the beep codes for the Goober system board. These beep codes are most useful when video does not display on the screen. Please use POST Error code numbers if any are displayed.

If a critical error occurs prior to video POST, a checkpoint error code will be accompanied by a series of beeps. Goober system boards checkpoint and error codes are described in the following lists.

BEEP DESCRIPTION OF
CODES TEST OR FAILURE

1-1-2 CPU register test in-progress
1-1-3 CMOS write/read test in-progress or failure
1-1-4 BIOS ROM checksum in-progress or failure
1-2-1 Programmable Interval Timer test in-progress or failure
1-2-2 DMA initialization in-progress or failure
1-2-3 DMA page register write/read test in-progress or fail
1-2-4 RAM refresh verification in-progress or failure
1-3-1 1st 64K RAM test in-progress
1-3-2 1st 64K RAM parity test in progress or failure
1-3-3 slave DMA register test in-progress or failure
1-3-4 master DMA register test in-progress or failure
1-4-1 master interrupt mask register test in-progress or fail
1-4-2 slave interrupt mask register test in-progress or fail
1-4-3 interrupt vector loading in-progress
1-4-4 keyboard controller test in-progress or failure
2-1-1 CMOS power-fail and checksum checks in-progress
2-1-2 CMOS config info validation in-progress
2-1-3 screen initialization in-progress or failure
2-1-4 screen memory test in-progress or failure
2-2-1 screen retrace tests in-progress or failure
2-2-2 search for video ROM in-progress
2-2-3 screen believed operable:
3-1-1 timer tick interrupt test in progress or failure
3-1-2 Interval timer channel 2 test in progress or failure
3-1-3 RAM test in progress or failure above address 0FFFFh
3-1-4 Time-Of-Day clock test in progress or failure
3-2-1 Serial port test in progress or failure
3-2-2 Parallel port test in progress or failure
3-2-3 Math Coprocessor test in progress or failure
3-2-4 Comparing CMOS memsize against actual
3-3-1 Memory size mismatch occurred.

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BIOS, Diagnostics, Error Messages

Date Created

17-03-97

Last Updated

23-03-99

Revision Date

23-03-2000

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva

Machine Type

2144, 2168

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