Intel Desktop Board D2550DC2 Product Guide
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BIOS Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
The BI OS also blinks t he front- panel pow er LED to signal st at us m essages and error
m essages indicating cer t ain recov erable errors that occur during the POST. The blink
codes ar e list ed in Table 15.
Table 15. BIOS Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
Type Pattern Note
BI OS updat e in
progress
Off when t he updat e begins, t hen on for
0.5 second, and t hen off for 0.5 second.
The pat tern repeats unt il t he BI OS updat e
is com plet e.
On- off (1.0 second each) t wo t im es, then a
2.5-second pause (off) ; t he entire pattern
repeat s ( blinks and pause) unt il t he syst em
is powered off.
is found.
Mem ory error On- off ( 1.0 second each) t hree tim es, t hen
a 2.5- second pause (off) ; t he entire pattern
repeat s ( blinks and pause) unt il t he syst em
is powered off.
Thermal t rip warning Each beep will be accom panied by t he
following blink pat t ern: 0.25 second on,
0.25 second off, 0.25 second on,
0.25 second off. This result s in a t ot al of
16 blinks followed by syst em shut down.
Not e: Disabled by default BI OS Set up option.
POST Error Messages
The BI OS also displays error m essages on the video m onit or when cert ain recov erable
errors occur during the POST. Table 16 list s t he er ror m essages w it h a brief
description of each.
Table 16. POST Error Messages
Error Message Explanation
CMOS Bat t er y Low The bat tery m ay be losing power.
CMOS Checksum Bad The CMOS checksum is incorrect . The CMOS m em ory
m ay have been corrupt ed. Run Set up to reset values.
Mem ory size has decr eased since the last boot . I f no
m em ory was rem oved, then m em ory may be bad.
Syst em did not find a device t o boot .