Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server System SR1600UR TPS Appendix C: POST Code Errors
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POST Error Beep Codes
The following table lists the 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 the POST Progress LEDs. For complete details, refer to the Intel
®
S5500/S5520 Server Board Family BIOS External Product Specification.
Table 49. POST Error Beep Codes
Beeps
Error Message
POST Progress Code
Description
3
Memory error
0xE8, 0xEB, 0xED,
0xEE
System halted because a fatal error related to the memory
was detected.
The Integrated BMC may generate beep codes upon detection of failure conditions. Beep
codes are sounded each time the problem is discovered, such as on each power-up attempt,
but are not sounded continuously. Codes that are common across all Intel
®
server boards and
systems that use same generation chipset are listed in the following table. Each digit in the
code is represented by a sequence of beeps whose count is equal to the digit. For complete
details, refer to the Intel
®
Server System Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Core
External Product Specification.
Table 50. Integrated BMC Beep Codes
Code
Reason for Beep
Associated Sensors
Supported
1-5-2-1
No CPUs installed or first CPU socket is
empty.
CPU Missing Sensor
Yes
1-5-4-2
Power fault: DC power unexpectedly lost
(power good dropout).
Power unit – power unit failure
offset.
Yes
1-5-4-4
Power control fault (power good assertion
timeout).
Power unit – soft power control
failure offset.
Yes