Table 1. POST Error Codes (continued)
Code Description Action
1962 Boot sequence error
1. Go to “Changing the primary
startup sequence” on page 38
and follow the instructions to
verify that the startup sequence
is configured.
2. If the problem persists, have the
computer serviced.
2400 Display adapter failed; using
alternate.
Have the computer serviced.
2462 Video configuration error. Have the computer serviced.
5962 IDE CD-ROM configuration error Have the computer serviced.
8601 Pointing device error Have the computer serviced.
8603 Pointing device or system board
error
Have the computer serviced.
I9990301 Hard disk failure Have the computer serviced.
POST beep codes
One beep and the appearance of text on the monitor indicate successful
completion of POST. More than one beep indicates that POST detected an
error. Beep codes are sounded in a series of two or three sets of beeps.
The duration of each beep is constant, but the length of the pause between the
beeps varies. For example, a 1–2–4 beep code sounds like one beep, a pause,
two consecutive beeps, another pause, and four more consecutive beeps.
For the following beep codes, the numbers indicate the sequence and number
of beeps. For example, a “2–3–2” error symptom (a burst of two beeps, three
beeps, then two beeps) indicates a memory module problem.
If the following beep codes occur, have the computer serviced.
Beep code Probable cause
1–1–3 CMOS write/read failure
1–1–4 BIOS ROM checksum failure
1–2–1 Programmable interval timer test failure
1–2–2 DMA initialization failure
1–2–3 DMA page register write/read test failure
1–2–4 RAM refresh verification failure
1–3–1 RAM test failure
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