Meaning of the BEEP Sounds in a PC
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- One Beep:
- Problem: DRAM refresh failure.
- Solution: This may be due to Bad memory chips, a bad DMA Chip, or Bad memory addressing chips on the motherboard.
- Two Beeps:
- Problem: Parity error or Parity Circuit failure.
- Solution: Your memory may not be seated properly on the mother board. Unplug and plug it properly.
- Three Beeps:
- Problem: Bad memory or bad mother board.
- Four beeps:
- Problem: Timer failure in the RAM.
- Five Beeps:
- Problem: CPU chip may be dead.
- Six Beeps:
- Problem: Keyboard controller may have failed.
- Seven beeps:
- Problem: CPU is dead.
- Solution: Retry the connections and test. Replace the whole motherboard.
- Eight Beeps:
- Problem: Video card is missing or Bad.
- Nine Beeps:
- Problem: Damaged ROM BIOS.
- Solution: BIOS chip has to be replaced if it persists.
- Ten Beeps:
- Problem: CMOS shutdown.
- Solution: Replace CMOS memory and associated chips.
- Eleven Beeps:
- Problem: Cache memory test has failed.
- Solution: To enable cache memory try CTRL+ALT+SHIFT++.
- One long Beep and Three short Beeps:
- Problem: Memory failure.
- One long Beep and Eight short Beeps:
- Problem: Video card failure.
- Solution: Try to install video card in another slot.
- No Beeps:
- Solution: Check Power supply. Check mother board connections. Remove all cards except video card and check for system power up. Insert all cards one at a time and check their operation. If system hangs on the installation of a particular card, then it is the cause for the problem and replace it with another of that type and check.
