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4.3  Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS causes the board’s front 
panel power LED to blink an error message describing the problem (see Table 32). 
Table 32.  Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 
Type  Pattern  Note 
F2 Setup/F10 Boot Menu 
Prompt 
None   
BIOS update in progress  Off when the update begins, then on for 
0.5 seconds, then off for 0.5 seconds.  The 
pattern repeats until the BIOS update is 
complete. 
 
Video error (no add-in 
graphics card installed) 
On-off (1.0 second each) two times, then 
2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats 
(blink and pause) until the system is powered 
off. 
For processors requiring an 
add-in graphics card 
Memory error  On-off (1.0 second each) three times, then 
2.5-second pause (off), entire pattern repeats 
(blinks and pause) until the system is powered 
off. 
 
Thermal trip warning  Each beep will be accompanied by the following 
blink pattern: .25 seconds on, .25 seconds off, 
.25 seconds on, .25 seconds off. This will result 
in a total of 16 blinks. 
 
4.4  BIOS Error Messages 
Table 33 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. 
Table 33.  BIOS Error Messages 
Error Message  Explanation 
CMOS Battery Low  The battery may be losing power.  Replace the battery soon. 
CMOS Checksum Bad  The CMOS checksum is incorrect.  CMOS memory may have been 
corrupted.  Run Setup to reset values. 
Memory Size Decreased  Memory size has decreased since the last boot.  If no memory 
was removed, then memory may be bad. 
No Boot Device Available  System did not find a device to boot.