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Beep symptoms - Netfinity 5100

Troubleshooting


Problem

Beep symptoms for Netfinity 5100.

Resolving The Problem

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Beep symptoms are short tones or a series of short tones separated by pauses (intervals without sound). See the following examples.

NOTE: One beep after successfully completing POST indicates the system is functioning properly.

Beeps Description
1-2-3
  • One beep
  • A pause (or break)
  • Two beeps
  • A pause (or break)
  • Three Beeps
4 Four continuous beeps

 

Beep/Symptom FRU/Action
1-1-2 (Processor register test failed)
  1. Optional processor (if installed)
  2. Processor
1-1-3 (CMOS write/read test failed)
  1. Battery
  2. System board
1-1-4 (BIOS ROM checksum failed)

System board
1-2-1 (Programmable Interval Timer failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
1-2-2 (DMA initialization failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
1-2-3 (DMA page register write/read failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
1-2-4 (RAM refresh verification failed)
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor/PCI board
  3. System board
1-3-1 (1st 64K RAM test failed)
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor/PCI board
1-3-2 (1st 64K RAM parity test failed)
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor
  3. System board
2-1-1 (Secondary DMA register failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
2-1-2 (Primary DMA register failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
2-1-3 (Primary interrupt mask register failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
2-1-4 (Secondary interrupt mask register failed)
  1. System board
  2. Processor board
2-2-2 (Keyboard controller failed)

System board
2-2-3 (CMOS power failure and checksum checks failed)
  1. Battery
  2. System board
2-2-4 (CMOS configuration information validation failed)
  1. Battery
  2. System board
2-3-1 (Screen initialization failed)
  1. Jumper on J14
  2. System board
2-3-2 (Screen memory failed)

System board
2-3-3 (Screen retrace failed)

System board
2-3-4 (Search for video ROM failed)

System board
2-4-1 (Search for video ROM failed)

System board
3-1-1 (Timer tick interrupt failed)

System board
3-1-2 (Interval timer channel 2 failed)

System board
3-1-3 (RAM test failed above address OFFFFH))
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor board
  3. System board
3-1-4 (Time-Of-Day clock failed)
  1. Battery
  2. System board
3-2-1 (Serial port failed)

System board
3-2-2 (Parallel port failed)

System board
3-2-4 (Failure comparing CMOS memory size against actual)
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor board
  3. Battery
3-3-1 (Memory size mismatch occurred; see "Memory Settings" in the HMM)
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor board
  3. Battery
3-3-2 (Critical SMBUS error occurred)
  1. Disconnect the server power cord from outlet, wait 30 seconds and retry.
  2. System board
  3. Processor/PCI board
  4. DIMMs
  5. DASD backplane
  6. Power supply
  7. Power supply backplane
  8. 12C cable
3- 3- 3 (No operational memory in system)
  1. Install or reseat the memory modules, then do a 3 boot reset. (See "Configuring the server" in the HMM.)
  2. DIMMs
  3. Processor/PCI board
  4. System board
Two short beeps (Information only, the configuration has changed)
  1. Run Diagnostics
  2. Run Configuration/Setup
Three short beeps
  1. DIMM
  2. Processor/PCI board
  3. System board
One continuous beep
  1. Processor
  2. Optional Processor (if installed)
  3. Processor/PCI board
  4. System board
Repeating short beeps
  1. Keyboard
  2. System board
One long and one short beep
  1. Video adapter (if present)
  2. System board
One long and two short beeps
  1. Video adapter (if present)
  2. System board
Two long and two short beeps

Video adapter

 

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

Older System x:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-4K7PEF

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