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Sonny · 07-26-03, 02:03 AM

Basic Beep Codes for ABIT AWARD BIOS Motherboards
No beep at all - this means your motherboard is dead, either due to a defective or underpowered power supply, poorly seated CPU or RAM, or a dead-on-arrival board

One beep - board is working fine

One long beep then machine shuts down - faulty, improperly installed or missing CPU

1 short(Beep) System booting is normally

2 short(Beep) CMOS setting error

1 long - 1 short(Beep) DRAM ERROR

1 long - 2 short(Beep) Display card or monitor connected error

1 long - 3 short(Beep) Keyboard Error

1 long - 9 short(Beep) ROM Error

Long(Beep) continuous DRAM isn't inserted correctly

Short(Beep) continuous POWER supply has a problem

A two-tone siren, generally caused by overheating or out of specification voltages

Four beeps then machine shuts down. This is because this version of the BIOS will shut down your machine if no fan tachometer signal is detected on the fan header. Make sure you attach a fan to the FAN1 or FAN4 header or clear CMOS to reset to default (no checking).

Thanks to Paul Howland for providing the information

Sonny · 07-26-03, 02:20 AM

SOFT MENU III

CPU OPERATING SPEED =

- CPU FSB CLOCK =
- RATIO =
- MULTIPLIER FACTOR =
- ENHANCE FOR BENCHMARK =

POWER SUPPLY

- CORE VOLTAGE =
- DDR VOLTAGE =
- CPU FAST COMMAND DECODE =

SPREAD SPECTRUM =
LINEAR SPREAD MODE =
LINEAR SPREAD RANGE =

ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES | DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE

CURRENT FSB FREQUENCY =
CURRENT DRAM FREQUENCY =

DRAM CLOCK =
DRAM TIMING SELECT =

- CAS LATENCY TIMING =
- BANK INTERLEAVE =
- PRECHARGE TO ACTIVE (tRP) =
- ACTIVE TO PRECHARGE (tRAS) =
- ACTIVE TO CMD (tRCD) =

DRAM BURST LENGTH =
DRAM QUEUE DEPTH =
DQS DRIVE STRENGTH =

DDR DQS INPUT DELAY =
- INPUT DELAY VALUE =

DDR DQS OUTPUT DELAY =
- OUTPUT DELAY VALUE =

MD DRIVE STRENGTH =
- DRIVE VALUE =

DIMM 1 - 4 CMD DRIVE =
- DIMM 1 & 2
- DIMM 3 & 4

DRAM ACCESS =
ENHANCE DRAM PERFORMANCE =
DRAM COMMAND RATE =
WRITE RECOVERY TIME =
DRAM tWTR =
DCLK OUTPUT DELAY =

The list is intended for ABIT VIA KT400 based MotherBoards & their most important Menus for Overclocking to help you list down & diagnose your settings. If you would like something similar for whatever chipset on the ABIT AMD Products list PM me & I'll post it for you.

Sonny · 07-26-03, 03:02 AM

SOFT MENU III

CPU OPERATING SPEED =

- CPU FSB CLOCK =
- RATIO =
- MULTIPLIER FACTOR =
- ENHANCE FOR BENCHMARK =

POWER SUPPLY

- CORE VOLTAGE =
- DDR VOLTAGE =
- I/O VOLTAGE =
- CPU FAST COMMAND DECODE =

AUTO DETECT =
SPREAD SPECTRUM =
LINEAR SPREAD MODE =
LINEAR SPREAD RANGE =

ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES | DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE

CURRENT FSB FREQUENCY =
CURRENT DRAM FREQUENCY =

DRAM CLOCK =
DRAM TIMING SELECT =

- DRAM CAS LATENCY TIMING =
- BANK INTERLEAVE =
- PRECHARGE TO ACTIVE (tRP) =
- ACTIVE TO PRECHARGE (tRAS) =
- ACTIVE TO CMD (tRCD) =

DDR DQS INPUT DELAY
- INPUT DELAY VALUE =

DDR DQS OUTPUT DELAY
- OUTPUT DELAY VALUE =

- MD DRIVE STRENGTH DRIVE =

- DIMM 1 & 2 CMD DRIVE STRENGTH =
- DIMM 3 & 4 CMD DRIVE STRENGTH =

ENHANCE DRAM PERFORMANCE =
DRAM ACCESS =
DRAM QUEUE DEPTH =
DRAM COMMAND RATE =
DCLK FEEDBACK DELAY =

wannaoc · 09-26-03, 08:33 PM

Very good thread! Just helped me out more than a search. A big thanks!

Sonny · 10-02-03, 06:49 AM

I'm happy that it has helped you. Do you guys need a BIOS List for the NF7 - S boards? Just let me know which BIOS rev to base it on.

squads · 11-14-03, 06:23 PM

keep in mind, no beep at all might mean you didnt connect the speaker header correctly.

ogboot · 11-29-03, 10:19 PM

hmm, i think i have one not listed. one long beep, 2 SHORT beeps, then 2 low key tones....anyone know what that is?
Abit KV7

pigo1973 · 12-04-03, 04:43 AM

Got same problem here!!!

And I changed 2 VGA cards... and always the same...
When there is NO VGA card I got same beeps!!!

Strange!!!

I tried with GF4200 and R9100!!

ogboot · 12-17-03, 11:21 PM

my card seems to be finicky about the orientation when inserted in slot, shutting down and lightly touching the gpu heatsink or the card then restarting would resolve this.

Ludovico · 02-09-04, 05:42 PM

Hi,

Very nice, very good post!

This is my first post here I'm getting the felling that subscribing to the forum was a good move!

Best

x718x · 03-12-04, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sonny
I'm happy that it has helped you. Do you guys need a BIOS List for the NF7 - S boards? Just let me know which BIOS rev to base it on.

can i have one for the bios in rev. 2.0

whatever the stock bios is

felinusz · 03-21-04, 02:52 AM

Hey, sorry to thread crap!

This list has saved me suffering and misery countless times now, this time at three in the mornign, right when I *need* my computer to work. What a great aid to finding the problem

Thanks.

spydeymon · 03-25-04, 11:28 AM

hi i got an old system but im getting 1 long beep and 3 sort its a k7v slot a mobo
cant figure out whats wrong i did a reboot one day and it never went back on those beeps drive me crazy any help would be nice

intox · 03-29-04, 03:41 AM

great thread sonny. my comp wasnt POSTing but thanks to this, i figured it out. thanks

thorilan · 03-29-04, 09:05 AM

quick question . has anyone tried starting a abit board with proc in but the cooling not on?. will the alarm go off right away?
is it thatresponsive. i did it just to see what would happen ( dont comment please i already know ) and within 1 second i got the 2 tone siren

The Dud · 07-05-04, 01:43 PM

i have a beep 2 seconds long and every 3 seconds continuesly, i upgraded my graphics card worked fine for a day and a half but when i rebooted this morning i got this beep sequence and the monitors stay blank, i tried 3 different cards including my ati all-in-wonder 9600xt tv displays "snow" (static)

g0dM@n · 07-09-04, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squads

keep in mind, no beep at all might mean you didnt connect the speaker header correctly.

...or that your BIOS chip is corrupted. That's what happened to me (for the NF7-S that is).

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Hey Ludovico, your sig says 12.5x200 (2535mhz). Uhm, that doesn't make sense... fix it?

Flip-Mode · 07-19-04, 08:26 AM

Thanks, the beep code pointed me directly to my VGA card instead of doing the trail and error troubleshooting.

Lon3R · 08-28-04, 10:36 PM

hmm my board goes beep boop , continuously what does that mean? i was jus gonna look for my invoice and get a RMA ? any suggestions?

RJARRRPCGP · 12-30-04, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dud

i have a beep 2 seconds long and every 3 seconds continuesly, i upgraded my graphics card worked fine for a day and a half but when i rebooted this morning i got this beep sequence and the monitors stay blank, i tried 3 different cards including my ati all-in-wonder 9600xt tv displays "snow" (static)

Probably RAM related.

jesse · 07-17-05, 02:46 AM

THANK YOU! hehe This info is very helpful!

RotKT · 12-16-05, 07:51 PM

thanks

Possessed · 12-17-05, 06:24 AM

this would have help out two days ago when after installing a new zalman cooler on my graphics card and setting up some wires I came one with "beeps" #1 and #10 and yes was one of the dimms that slightly off, took about one hour to figure it out (I almost disassembled my case to check since I tought that was a bad cable connection or that I had chiped my gpu when installing the cooler)

now when I can I will print this one out (was used to my epox 88 debug leds)

takiwa · 07-17-06, 07:12 AM

I had a power outtage last night which claimed my comp...I have a two-tone siren on power-up. I have checked the HDD, RAM, and video card in another comp and they work fine. I can only assume that the two-tone siren is telling me my cpu or motherboard is toast...although the cpu does get hot on boot without the HS, so this may be an indication that it is still operational. Either way, I just wanted to add another possible meaning to the siren beep...

P-Trainenator · 06-21-07, 10:26 AM

I have often had the same thing happen, (siren goes off). For me opening up the Uguru hardware monitor usually fixes it.

g0dM@n · 06-21-07, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-Trainenator

I have often had the same thing happen, (siren goes off). For me opening up the Uguru hardware monitor usually fixes it.

I'd the same problem b/c I didn't have a CPU fan hooked up (on water cooling). I went into the BIOS and had to turn off the beep, and wallah.

condor666 · 09-08-07, 05:34 PM

Nothing special to know about the Abit AN-M2 ?
Cause i'll receive this mobo monday or thuesday.

Arkhaine · 09-20-07, 07:04 AM

I've got an ABIT KN8-Ultra motherboard, and recently I changed PSU to a Corsair HX-530. Now I get 1 short low-pitched, and then 1 long high-pitched beep during POST, then the computer boots. I've checked the manual and several sites with no success as to what this means, could it be the same thing as the two-tone siren described in the original post?

Computer runs fine otherwise.

g0dM@n · 09-20-07, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkhaine

I've got an ABIT KN8-Ultra motherboard, and recently I changed PSU to a Corsair HX-530. Now I get 1 short low-pitched, and then 1 long high-pitched beep during POST, then the computer boots. I've checked the manual and several sites with no success as to what this means, could it be the same thing as the two-tone siren described in the original post?

Computer runs fine otherwise.

Does the CPU header have a fan plugged into it? I remember my QuadGT gave me problems like that.

Arkhaine · 09-20-07, 08:56 AM

UPDATE: The boo-beeeeep sound I got apparently was because I had turned on the "Power Down when CPU FAN fail" option. I turned it off, and now I get the regular beep.

So, 1 short low and 1 long high means that the Power Down at FAN FAIL option is enabled in the PC Health Status section of the BIOS.

07-26-03, 02:20 AM	#2
Sonny Senior TIFOSI Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VARIANTE ASCARI	ABIT VIA KT400 BIOS LIST SOFT MENU III CPU OPERATING SPEED = - CPU FSB CLOCK = - RATIO = - MULTIPLIER FACTOR = - ENHANCE FOR BENCHMARK = POWER SUPPLY - CORE VOLTAGE = - DDR VOLTAGE = - CPU FAST COMMAND DECODE = SPREAD SPECTRUM = LINEAR SPREAD MODE = LINEAR SPREAD RANGE = ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES \| DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE CURRENT FSB FREQUENCY = CURRENT DRAM FREQUENCY = DRAM CLOCK = DRAM TIMING SELECT = - CAS LATENCY TIMING = - BANK INTERLEAVE = - PRECHARGE TO ACTIVE (tRP) = - ACTIVE TO PRECHARGE (tRAS) = - ACTIVE TO CMD (tRCD) = DRAM BURST LENGTH = DRAM QUEUE DEPTH = DQS DRIVE STRENGTH = DDR DQS INPUT DELAY = - INPUT DELAY VALUE = DDR DQS OUTPUT DELAY = - OUTPUT DELAY VALUE = MD DRIVE STRENGTH = - DRIVE VALUE = DIMM 1 - 4 CMD DRIVE = - DIMM 1 & 2 - DIMM 3 & 4 DRAM ACCESS = ENHANCE DRAM PERFORMANCE = DRAM COMMAND RATE = WRITE RECOVERY TIME = DRAM tWTR = DCLK OUTPUT DELAY = The list is intended for ABIT VIA KT400 based MotherBoards & their most important Menus for Overclocking to help you list down & diagnose your settings. If you would like something similar for whatever chipset on the ABIT AMD Products list PM me & I'll post it for you. __________________ MICHAEL SCHUMACHER '94, '95, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 FORMULA 1 DRIVER'S WORLD CHAMPION SEVEN WORLD TITLES ASUS Maximus Formula Shi "R" Yan Special HR-05/IFX(2), HR-09 U TYPE 2, HR-09 S TYPE 2 E8500 C0 @ 8X505MHz 1.416V 1:1 TRU120E Shi "R" Yan Special CM2X1024-8500CD5 70nm, Team Xtreem 2X2048 G92 GTS 512MB @ 810 \| 2010 \| 1010 HR-03 GT XFi Titanium PCI-E T260HD G9, G15R2, G25 ST3320620AS, ST3750330AS, ST31500341AS, LiteOn iHAS 424 Y 620HX

07-26-03, 03:02 AM	#3
Sonny Senior TIFOSI Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VARIANTE ASCARI	ABIT VIA KT333 BIOS LIST SOFT MENU III CPU OPERATING SPEED = - CPU FSB CLOCK = - RATIO = - MULTIPLIER FACTOR = - ENHANCE FOR BENCHMARK = POWER SUPPLY - CORE VOLTAGE = - DDR VOLTAGE = - I/O VOLTAGE = - CPU FAST COMMAND DECODE = AUTO DETECT = SPREAD SPECTRUM = LINEAR SPREAD MODE = LINEAR SPREAD RANGE = ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES \| DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE CURRENT FSB FREQUENCY = CURRENT DRAM FREQUENCY = DRAM CLOCK = DRAM TIMING SELECT = - DRAM CAS LATENCY TIMING = - BANK INTERLEAVE = - PRECHARGE TO ACTIVE (tRP) = - ACTIVE TO PRECHARGE (tRAS) = - ACTIVE TO CMD (tRCD) = DDR DQS INPUT DELAY - INPUT DELAY VALUE = DDR DQS OUTPUT DELAY - OUTPUT DELAY VALUE = - MD DRIVE STRENGTH DRIVE = - DIMM 1 & 2 CMD DRIVE STRENGTH = - DIMM 3 & 4 CMD DRIVE STRENGTH = ENHANCE DRAM PERFORMANCE = DRAM ACCESS = DRAM QUEUE DEPTH = DRAM COMMAND RATE = DCLK FEEDBACK DELAY = __________________ MICHAEL SCHUMACHER '94, '95, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 FORMULA 1 DRIVER'S WORLD CHAMPION SEVEN WORLD TITLES ASUS Maximus Formula Shi "R" Yan Special HR-05/IFX(2), HR-09 U TYPE 2, HR-09 S TYPE 2 E8500 C0 @ 8X505MHz 1.416V 1:1 TRU120E Shi "R" Yan Special CM2X1024-8500CD5 70nm, Team Xtreem 2X2048 G92 GTS 512MB @ 810 \| 2010 \| 1010 HR-03 GT XFi Titanium PCI-E T260HD G9, G15R2, G25 ST3320620AS, ST3750330AS, ST31500341AS, LiteOn iHAS 424 Y 620HX

09-26-03, 08:33 PM	#4
wannaoc Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Buried in UPS packages	Very good thread! Just helped me out more than a search. A big thanks! __________________ Intel 920D, Abit AW8D, 2X2048 Corsair PC26400, eVGA 8800GT P4 2.4C, Abit AI7, OCZ PC4400 Gold, eVGA gForce4 MX Heatware Save your package, use express shipping not ground! Questions about UPS shipping? Ask me.

10-02-03, 06:49 AM	#5
Sonny Senior TIFOSI Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VARIANTE ASCARI	I'm happy that it has helped you. Do you guys need a BIOS List for the NF7 - S boards? Just let me know which BIOS rev to base it on. __________________ MICHAEL SCHUMACHER '94, '95, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 FORMULA 1 DRIVER'S WORLD CHAMPION SEVEN WORLD TITLES ASUS Maximus Formula Shi "R" Yan Special HR-05/IFX(2), HR-09 U TYPE 2, HR-09 S TYPE 2 E8500 C0 @ 8X505MHz 1.416V 1:1 TRU120E Shi "R" Yan Special CM2X1024-8500CD5 70nm, Team Xtreem 2X2048 G92 GTS 512MB @ 810 \| 2010 \| 1010 HR-03 GT XFi Titanium PCI-E T260HD G9, G15R2, G25 ST3320620AS, ST3750330AS, ST31500341AS, LiteOn iHAS 424 Y 620HX

11-29-03, 10:19 PM	#7
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07-26-03, 02:03 AM	#1
Sonny Senior TIFOSI Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VARIANTE ASCARI	ABIT BIOS BEEP CODES Basic Beep Codes for ABIT AWARD BIOS Motherboards No beep at all - this means your motherboard is dead, either due to a defective or underpowered power supply, poorly seated CPU or RAM, or a dead-on-arrival board One beep - board is working fine One long beep then machine shuts down - faulty, improperly installed or missing CPU 1 short(Beep) System booting is normally 2 short(Beep) CMOS setting error 1 long - 1 short(Beep) DRAM ERROR 1 long - 2 short(Beep) Display card or monitor connected error 1 long - 3 short(Beep) Keyboard Error 1 long - 9 short(Beep) ROM Error Long(Beep) continuous DRAM isn't inserted correctly Short(Beep) continuous POWER supply has a problem A two-tone siren, generally caused by overheating or out of specification voltages Four beeps then machine shuts down. This is because this version of the BIOS will shut down your machine if no fan tachometer signal is detected on the fan header. Make sure you attach a fan to the FAN1 or FAN4 header or clear CMOS to reset to default (no checking). Thanks to Paul Howland for providing the information __________________ MICHAEL SCHUMACHER '94, '95, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 FORMULA 1 DRIVER'S WORLD CHAMPION SEVEN WORLD TITLES ASUS Maximus Formula Shi "R" Yan Special HR-05/IFX(2), HR-09 U TYPE 2, HR-09 S TYPE 2 E8500 C0 @ 8X505MHz 1.416V 1:1 TRU120E Shi "R" Yan Special CM2X1024-8500CD5 70nm, Team Xtreem 2X2048 G92 GTS 512MB @ 810 \| 2010 \| 1010 HR-03 GT XFi Titanium PCI-E T260HD G9, G15R2, G25 ST3320620AS, ST3750330AS, ST31500341AS, LiteOn iHAS 424 Y 620HX Last edited by David; 02-15-07 at 12:25 PM.

11-14-03, 06:23 PM	#6
squads Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Philadelphia	keep in mind, no beep at all might mean you didnt connect the speaker header correctly.

12-04-03, 04:43 AM	#8
pigo1973 New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Croatia / Zagreb	Got same problem here!!! And I changed 2 VGA cards... and always the same... When there is NO VGA card I got same beeps!!! Strange!!! I tried with GF4200 and R9100!! __________________ AMD XP2500+ Barton @2500MHz Abit NF7 2x256 MB DDR400 GAIL CL2 Maxtor 80Gb ATA133/7200/ 8Mb DVD+/- LiteOn 811s ATI 9500@9700 pro

12-17-03, 11:21 PM	#9
ogboot Member Join Date: Jul 2003	my card seems to be finicky about the orientation when inserted in slot, shutting down and lightly touching the gpu heatsink or the card then restarting would resolve this. __________________ Intel Xeon x3470 Stock 2GB OCZ PC3-1066@1333mhz ASUS P7P55D LE MSI R4870 MD1G Win7 Pro x64 Ubuntu 9.04 x86 and Studio x64

02-09-04, 05:42 PM	#10
Ludovico Registered Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil	Hi, Very nice, very good post! This is my first post here I'm getting the felling that subscribing to the forum was a good move! Best __________________ M-XP2500+ @ 2535MHz(12,5x200)@1,81v\| Abit KV7\| 512 DDR400\| Tt Silent Boost + AS5\| Barracudas 2 x 80GB SATA\| GF4 MX440\| Sony RW 52x\| ASUS 50x\| Samsung 753DFX\| Tt 420W\| ADSL

03-21-04, 02:52 AM	#12
felinusz Senior Overclocking Magus Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Computer: Finally Street Legal	Hey, sorry to thread crap! This list has saved me suffering and misery countless times now, this time at three in the mornign, right when I need my computer to work. What a great aid to finding the problem Thanks. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 eVGA 7600 GT Shuttle XPC SD30G2 Plus 2x1024 Megabytes Kingston KVR800D2N5K2 36 Gigabyte Western Digital Raptor 500 Gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 3.AAK How Overvolting Works, The Dangers of Overvolting, and "Safe" Overvolting Technique Guidelines for Thorough Stability Testing ~ My Heatware Feedback

03-25-04, 11:28 AM	#13
spydeymon Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: montreal	hi i got an old system but im getting 1 long beep and 3 sort its a k7v slot a mobo cant figure out whats wrong i did a reboot one day and it never went back on those beeps drive me crazy any help would be nice __________________ Mobo: Bios: Cpu : Mem: Hdd: Cooling: Video: PSU: heat

03-29-04, 03:41 AM	#14
intox Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada	great thread sonny. my comp wasnt POSTing but thanks to this, i figured it out. thanks __________________ Antec PLUS1080AMG SOHO File Server 430W Antec Truepower AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 3X256 OCZ Premier Series PC 3200 2.5 3 3 7 Abit NF7-S Rev. 2.0 Sapphire Radeon 9800 @ 425/340mhz

03-29-04, 09:05 AM	#15
thorilan Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Japan/Daytona Beach	quick question . has anyone tried starting a abit board with proc in but the cooling not on?. will the alarm go off right away? is it thatresponsive. i did it just to see what would happen ( dont comment please i already know ) and within 1 second i got the 2 tone siren __________________ 383+ water coolled systems built , 0 leaks

07-05-04, 01:43 PM	#16
The Dud Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Well, I misread the map and ended up on Earth...oops.	i have a beep 2 seconds long and every 3 seconds continuesly, i upgraded my graphics card worked fine for a day and a half but when i rebooted this morning i got this beep sequence and the monitors stay blank, i tried 3 different cards including my ati all-in-wonder 9600xt tv displays "snow" (static)

07-19-04, 08:26 AM	#18
Flip-Mode Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beer Sheva, Israel	Thanks, the beep code pointed me directly to my VGA card instead of doing the trail and error troubleshooting.

08-28-04, 10:36 PM	#19
Lon3R Member Join Date: Apr 2004	hmm my board goes beep boop , continuously what does that mean? i was jus gonna look for my invoice and get a RMA ? any suggestions?

07-17-05, 02:46 AM	#21
jesse Member Join Date: Jun 2005	THANK YOU! hehe This info is very helpful!

12-16-05, 07:51 PM	#22
RotKT Registered Join Date: Aug 2003	thanks

12-17-05, 06:24 AM	#23
Possessed Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Portugal	this would have help out two days ago when after installing a new zalman cooler on my graphics card and setting up some wires I came one with "beeps" #1 and #10 and yes was one of the dimms that slightly off, took about one hour to figure it out (I almost disassembled my case to check since I tought that was a bad cable connection or that I had chiped my gpu when installing the cooler) now when I can I will print this one out (was used to my epox 88 debug leds) __________________ ¨¨˜”°º• [ -----AMD Opteron 180 LCB9E 0704XPMW----- ] •º°”˜¨¨ ¨¨˜”°º• [ ---DFi LanParty UT nF4 SLi-DR eXpert \|\| Corsair HX620W--- ] •º°”˜¨¨ ¨¨˜”°º• [ ------2x1GB Crucial BallistiX Z503 PC4000 @564 CAS3-3-3-8 2.75vdimm------ ] •º°”˜¨¨ ¨¨˜”°º• [ ----eVGA geForce 8800GTS SC \|\| Full Tower Chieftec Matrix Black MA-01WD-D---- ] •º°”˜¨¨ ¨¨˜”°º• [ -------------------Audigy 2 ZS + DDT2200 \|\| Logitech MOMO Racing------------------- ] •º°”˜¨¨ ¨¨˜”°º• [ ----Plextor PX-716A Black + Plextor Premium Black + Plextor PX-116A2 Black---- ] •º°”˜¨¨ ¨¨˜”°º• [ ----------------------2x Western Digital SE 160GB SATA @ RAID0--------------------- ] •º°”˜¨¨

07-17-06, 07:12 AM	#24
takiwa Member Join Date: Dec 2001	I had a power outtage last night which claimed my comp...I have a two-tone siren on power-up. I have checked the HDD, RAM, and video card in another comp and they work fine. I can only assume that the two-tone siren is telling me my cpu or motherboard is toast...although the cpu does get hot on boot without the HS, so this may be an indication that it is still operational. Either way, I just wanted to add another possible meaning to the siren beep... __________________ Abit KN-9, AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Orleans, 4Gb CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 800, XFX Geforce 8600 GTS

06-21-07, 10:26 AM	#25
P-Trainenator New Member Join Date: May 2007	I have often had the same thing happen, (siren goes off). For me opening up the Uguru hardware monitor usually fixes it.

09-08-07, 05:34 PM	#27
condor666 Registered Join Date: Jan 2007	Nothing special to know about the Abit AN-M2 ? Cause i'll receive this mobo monday or thuesday. __________________ What should you do when you :mad: your cpu ? Buy a new one... :bday:

09-20-07, 07:04 AM	#28
Arkhaine Registered Join Date: Sep 2007	I've got an ABIT KN8-Ultra motherboard, and recently I changed PSU to a Corsair HX-530. Now I get 1 short low-pitched, and then 1 long high-pitched beep during POST, then the computer boots. I've checked the manual and several sites with no success as to what this means, could it be the same thing as the two-tone siren described in the original post? Computer runs fine otherwise.

09-20-07, 08:56 AM	#30
Arkhaine Registered Join Date: Sep 2007	UPDATE: The boo-beeeeep sound I got apparently was because I had turned on the "Power Down when CPU FAN fail" option. I turned it off, and now I get the regular beep. So, 1 short low and 1 long high means that the Power Down at FAN FAIL option is enabled in the PC Health Status section of the BIOS. Last edited by Arkhaine; 09-20-07 at 01:09 PM.