Post error beep codes – Intel Server Board S5000PAL User Manual
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Intel
®
Server Board S5000PAL / S5000XAL TPS
Appendix D: POST Error Messages and Handling
Revision 1.4
Intel order number: D31979-007
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POST Error Beep Codes
The following table lists POST error beep codes. Prior to system Video initialization, 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 48. POST Error Beep Codes
Beeps
Error Message
POST Progress Code
Description
3
Memory error
System halted because a fatal error related to the memory
was detected.
6
BIOS rolling back
error
The system has detected a corrupted BIOS in the flash
part, and is rolling back to the last good BIOS.
The 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 the Intel
®
S5000 chipset
are listed in Table 49. Each digit in the code is represented by a sequence of beeps whose count is equal
to the digit.
Table 49. BMC Beep Codes
Code
Reason for Beep
Associated Sensors
Supported?
1-5-2-1
CPU: Empty slot / population error – Processor
slot 1 is not populated.
CPU Population Error
Yes
1-5-2-2
CPU: No processors (terminators only)
N/A
No
1-5-2-3
CPU: Configuration error (e.g., VID mismatch)
N/A
No
1-5-2-4
CPU: Configuration error (e.g., BSEL mismatch) N/A
No
1-5-4-2
Power fault: DC power unexpectedly lost (power
good dropout)
Power Unit – power unit
failure offset
Yes
1-5-4-3
Chipset control failure
N/A
No
1-5-4-4
Power control fault
Power Unit – soft power
control failure offset
Yes