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Phoenix BIOS beep codes

Below are the beep codes for Phoenix BIOS Q3.07 OR 4.X

 

Beep Code  | Description and what to check

 

1-1-1-3     Verify Real Mode.
1-1-2-1     Get CPU Type.
1-1-2-3     Initialize system hardware.
1-1-3-1     Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.
1-1-3-2     Set in POST flag.
1-1-3-3     Initialize CPU registers.
1-1-4-1     Initialize cache to initial POST values.
1-1-4-3     Initialize I/O.
1-2-1-1     Initialize Power Management.
1-2-1-2     Load alternate registers with initial POST values.
1-2-1-3     Jump to UserPatch0.
1-2-2-1     Initialize keyboard controller.
1-2-2-3     BIOS ROM checksum.
1-2-3-1     8254 timer initialization.
1-2-3-3     8237 DMA controller initialization.
1-2-4-1     Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller.
1-3-1-1     Test DRAM refresh.
1-3-1-3     Test 8742 Keyboard Controller.
1-3-2-1     Set ES segment to register to 4 GB.
1-3-3-1     28 Autosize DRAM.
1-3-3-3     Clear 512K base RAM.
1-3-4-1     Test 512 base address lines.
1-3-4-3     Test 512K base memory.
1-4-1-3     Test CPU bus-clock frequency.
1-4-2-4     Reinitialize the chipset.
1-4-3-1     Shadow system BIOS ROM.
1-4-3-2     Reinitialize the cache.
1-4-3-3     Autosize cache.
1-4-4-1     Configure advanced chipset registers.
1-4-4-2     Load alternate registers with CMOS values.
2-1-1-1     Set Initial CPU speed.
2-1-1-3     Initialize interrupt vectors.
2-1-2-1     Initialize BIOS interrupts.
2-1-2-3     Check ROM copyright notice.
2-1-2-4     Initialize manager for PCI Options ROMs.
2-1-3-1     Check video configuration against CMOS.
2-1-3-2     Initialize PCI bus and devices.
2-1-3-3     Initialize all video adapters in system.
2-1-4-1     Shadow video BIOS ROM.
2-1-4-3     Display copyright notice.
2-2-1-1     Display CPU Type and speed.
2-2-1-3     Test keyboard.
2-2-2-1     Set key click if enabled.
2-2-2-3     56 Enable keyboard.
2-2-3-1     Test for unexpected interrupts.
2-2-3-3     Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP.
2-2-4-1     Test RAM between 512 and 640k.
2-3-1-1     Test expanded memory.
2-3-1-3     Test extended memory address lines.
2-3-2-1     Jump to UserPatch1.
2-3-2-3     Configure advanced cache registers.
2-3-3-1     Enable external and CPU caches.
2-3-3-3     Display external cache size.
2-3-4-1     Display shadow message.
2-3-4-3     Display non-disposable segments.
2-4-1-1     Display error messages.
2-4-1-3     Check for configuration errors.
2-4-2-1     Test real-time clock.
2-4-2-3     Check for keyboard errors
2-4-4-1     Set up hardware interrupts vectors.
2-4-4-3     Test coprocessor if present.
3-1-1-1     Disable onboard I/O ports.
3-1-1-3     Detect and install external RS232 ports.
3-1-2-1     Detect and install external parallel ports.
3-1-2-3     Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.
3-1-3-1     Initialize BIOS Data Area.
3-1-3-3     Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area.
3-1-4-1     Initialize floppy controller.
3-2-1-1     Initialize hard disk controller.
3-2-1-2     Initialize local bus hard disk controller.
3-2-1-3     Jump to UserPatch2.
3-2-2-1     Disable A20 address line.
3-2-2-3     Clear huge ES segment register.
3-2-3-1     Search for option ROMs.
3-2-3-3     Shadow option ROMs.
3-2-4-1     Set up Power Management.
3-2-4-3     Enable hardware interrupts.
3-3-1-1     Set time of day.
3-3-1-3     Check key lock.
3-3-3-1     Erase F2 prompt.
3-3-3-3     Scan for F2 key stroke.
3-3-4-1     Enter SETUP.
3-3-4-3     Clear in POST flag.
3-4-1-1     Check for errors
3-4-1-3     POST done - prepare to boot operating system.
3-4-2-1     One beep.
3-4-2-3     Check password (optional).
3-4-3-1     Clear global descriptor table.
3-4-4-1     Clear parity checkers.
3-4-4-3     Clear screen (optional).
3-4-4-4     Check virus and backup reminders.
4-1-1-1     Try to boot with INT 19.
4-2-1-1     Interrupt handler error.
4-2-1-3     Unknown interrupt error.
4-2-2-1     Pending interrupt error.
4-2-2-3     Initialize option ROM error.
4-2-3-1     Shutdown error.
4-2-3-3     Extended Block Move.
4-2-4-1     Shutdown 10 error.
4-3-1-3     Initialize the chipset.
4-3-1-4     Initialize refresh counter.
4-3-2-1     Check for Forced Flash.
4-3-2-2     Check HW status of ROM.
4-3-2-3     BIOS ROM is OK.
4-3-2-4     Do a complete RAM test.
4-3-3-1     Do OEM initialization.
4-3-3-2     Initialize interrupt controller.
4-3-3-3     Read in bootstrap code.
4-3-3-4     Initialize all vectors.
4-3-4-1     Boot the Flash program.
4-3-4-2     Initialize the boot device.
4-3-4-3     Boot code was read OK.