Dell PowerEdge 1850 - Manual (Page 19)

If a beep code is emitted, write down the series of beeps and then look it up in Table 2 -8 . If you are unable to resolve the problem by looking up the meaning
of the beep code, use system diagnostics to identify the possible cause. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, see " Getting Help ."
Table 2-8. System Beep Codes
Warning Messages
A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, before you format a
diskette, a message will warn you that you may lose all data on the diskette. Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respond by
typing y (yes) or n (no).
Code Cause Corrective Action
1-1-2 CPU register test failure See " Troubleshooting the Microprocessors " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure; faulty system board Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
1-1-4 BIOS error Reflash the BIOS.
1-2-1 Programmable interval-timer failure; faulty system
board Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure See " Troubleshooting System Memory " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
1-2-3 DMA page register write/read failure
1-3-1 Main-memory refresh verification failure
1-3-2 No memory installed
1-3-3 Chip or data line failure in the first 64 KB of main
memory
1-3-4 Odd/even logic failure in the first 64 KB of main
memory
1-4-1 Address line failure in the first 64 KB of main
memory
1-4-2 Parity failure in the first 64 KB of main memory
1-4-3 Fail-safe timer test failure
1-4-4 Software NMI port test failure
2-1-1
through
2-4-4 Bit failure in the first 64 KB of main memory
3-1-1 Slave DMA-register failure Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
3-1-2 Master DMA-register failure
3-1-3 Master interrupt-mask register failure
3-1-4 Slave interrupt-mask register failure
3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure
3-2-4 Keyboard-controller test failure
3-3-1 CMOS failure
3-3-2 System configuration check failure
3-3-3 Keyboard controller not detected
3-3-4 Video memory test failure
3-4-1 Screen initialization failure
3-4-2 Screen-retrace test failure
3-4-3 Video ROM search failure
4-2-1 No timer tick Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
4-2-2 Shutdown test failure
4-2-3 Gate A20 failure
4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode See " Troubleshooting Expansion Cards " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
4-3-1 Improperly installed or faulty memory modules See " Troubleshooting System Memory " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
4-3-2 No memory modules installed in the first memory
module connector Install a memory module in the first memory module connector. See " System Memory " in
"Installing System Components."
4-3-3 Faulty system board Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
4-3-4 Time-of-day clock stopped See " Troubleshooting System Memory " in "Troubleshooting Your System." If the problem
persists, see " Getting Help ."
4-4-1 Super I/O chip failure; faulty system board Faulty system board. See " Getting Help ."
4-4-4 Cache test failure; faulty processor See " Troubleshooting the Microprocessors " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
NOTE: Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operating system. For more information, see " Finding Software Solutions " and
the documentation that accompanied the operating system or application.