Technical Product Specification

Appendix C: POST Code Errors IntelP
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Server System R1000JP Family TPS
POST Error Beep Codes
The following table lists POST error beep codes. Prior to system video initialization, the BIOS
uses these beep codes to inform users on error conditions. The beep code is followed by a
user-visible code on POST Progress LEDs.
Table 46. POST Error Beep Codes
Beeps
Error Message
POST Progress Code
Description
3
Memory error
Multiple
System halted because a fatal error related to the memory
was detected.
USB Device Beeps When POST
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Server Boards of the S3420 family are designed to indicate USB readiness by a series of
beep codes early during POST, just before video becomes available. These four to five beeps
mean that the USB is powered and initialized, in order for the USB devices such as the
keyboard and the mouse to become operational.
If a USB device such as a pen drive or a USB CD/DVD ROM drive is attached to any external
USB port, a beep code means that the device is recognized, powered, and initialized. Each USB
port will issue a beep once an external device is ready for use.
These beep codes do not signal any errors. They are designed to advise the user of USB
readiness during POST and while attaching external devices.
This USB Beep is OS independent.
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