Dell PowerVault DP100 - Manual (Page 10)

System Beep Codes
If an error that cannot be reported on the screen occurs during POST, the system may emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem.
If a beep code is emitted, write down the series of beeps and then look it up in Table 1 -7 . 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 1-7. System Beep Codes
Utility partition not available
<F10> key was pressed
during POST, but no utility
partition exists on the boot
hard drive.
Create a utility partition on the
boot hard drive. See the CDs
that came with your system.
Warning! No microcode
update loaded for processor
n
Unsupported processor.
Update the BIOS firmware
using the Dell Support website
at support.dell.com.
Write fault
Write fault on selected
drive
Faulty diskette, diskette
drive, optical drive and/or
hard drive.
Replace the diskette. Ensure
that the diskette drive, optical
drive, and hard- drive cables
are properly connected. See
Troubleshooting a Diskette
Drive
, Troubleshooting an
Optical Drive , or
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
for the appropriate drive(s)
installed in your system.
NOTE: If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system does not issue beep codes related to those peripherals.
Code Cause Corrective Action
1-1-2 CPU register test failure See Troubleshooting the Microprocessor .
1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure; faulty
system board Replace faulty system board. See Getting
Help .
1-1-4 BIOS error Reflash the BIOS.
1-2-1 Programmable interval-timer failure;
faulty system board Replace faulty system board. See Getting
Help .
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure See Troubleshooting System Memory .
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 Replace 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 Replace faulty system board. See Getting