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Beep symptoms - Netfinity 7100

Troubleshooting


Problem

Beep symptoms for the Netfinity 7100.

Resolving The Problem

 
Beep symptoms
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

Replacement part number (FRU)/action

1-1-3 (CMOS write/read test failed) 1. Battery
2. I/O Legacy Board
1-1-4 (BIOS EEPROM checksum failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
1-2-1 (Programmable Interval Timer failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
1-2-2 (DMA initialization failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
1-2-3 (DMA page register write/read failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
1-2-4 (RAM refresh verification failed) 1. DIMM
2. Processor/PCI Board
3. Memory Card
1-3-1 (1st 64K RAM test failed) 1. DIMM
2. Processor/PCI Board
3. Memory Card
1-3-2 (1st 64K RAM parity test failed) 1. DIMM
2. I/O Legacy board
2-1-1 (Secondary DMA register failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
2-1-2 (Primary DMA register failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
2-1-3 (Primary interrupt mask register failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
2-1-4 (Secondary interrupt mask register failed) 1. I/O Legacy Board
2-2-2 (Keyboard controller failed)

1. I/O Legacy Board
2. Keyboard

2-2-3 (CMOS power failure and checksum checks failed)

1. Battery
2. I/O Legacy board

2-2-4 (CMOS configuration info validation failed)

1. Battery
2. I/O Legacy board

2-3-1 (Screen initialization failed)

1. Jumper on J6
2. I/O Legacy Board

2-3-2 (Screen memory failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
2-3-3 (Screen retrace failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
2-3-4 (Search for video ROM failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
2-4-1 (Video failed, screen believed operable) 1. I/O Legacy board
3-1-1 (Timer tick interrupt failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
3-1-2 (Interval timer channel 2 failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
3-1-3 (RAM test failed above address OFFFF h) 1. DIMM
2. Memory card
3. Processor/PCI board
4. I/O Legacy board
3-1-4 (Time-of-day clock failed)

1. Battery
2. I/O Legacy Board

3-2-1 (Serial port failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
3-2-2 (Parallel port failed) 1. I/O Legacy board
3-2-3 (Math coprocessor failed)

1. Optional processor (if installed)
2. Processor
3. Processor/PCI board

3-2-4 (Failure comparing CMOS memory size against actual) 1. DIMM
2. Processor/PCI board
3. Battery
4. I/O Legacy board
3-3-1 Memory size mismatch occurred, see "Memory Settings" on page 43 of the Hardware Maintenance Manual".

1. DIMM
2. Processor/PCI board
3. Battery

3-3-2 (Critical SMBUS error occurred)

1. Disconnect the server power cord from outlet, wait 30 seconds, and retry.
2. I/O Legacy Board
3. Processor/PCI Board
4. DIMMs
5. Memory Card
6. DASD Backplane
7. Power Supply
8. Power Supply Backplane
9. 12C Cable

3- 3- 3 (No operational memory in system)

1. Install or reseat the memory modules, then power-on the system (see "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 39 of the Hardware Maintenance Manual).
2. If the problem persists, restart the system three times.
NOTE: Restarting the system three times will load default settings.
3. DIMMs
4. Memory Board
5. Processor/PCI Board
6. I/O Legacy 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. I/O Legacy Board

One Continuous Beep

1. Processor
2. Optional Processor (if installed)
3. Processor/PCI Board
4. I/O Legacy Board

Repeating Short Beeps 1. Keyboard
2. I/O Legacy Board
One Long and One Short Beep 1. Video adapter (if present)
2. I/O Legacy Board
One Long and Two Short Beeps 1. Video adapter (if present)
2. I/O Legacy Board
Two Long and Two Short Beeps 1. 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

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