ABIT BIOS BEEP CODES

Sonny · 07-26-03, 01:03 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, 01:20 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, 02:02 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, 07:33 PM

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

Sonny · 10-02-03, 05:49 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, 05:23 PM

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

ogboot · 11-29-03, 09:19 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, 03:43 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, 10:21 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, 04:42 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, 12:01 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, 01:52 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, 10:28 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, 02:41 AM

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

thorilan · 03-29-04, 08:05 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, 12:43 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, 10:27 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, 07:26 AM

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

Lon3R · 08-28-04, 09:36 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, 06:43 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.

07-26-03, 01:03 AM	Thread Starter #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 11:25 AM.
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07-26-03, 01:20 AM	Thread Starter #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
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07-26-03, 02:02 AM	Thread Starter #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
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09-26-03, 07:33 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!
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10-02-03, 05:49 AM	Thread Starter #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
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11-14-03, 05:23 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.
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11-29-03, 09:19 PM	#7
ogboot Member Join Date: Jul 2003	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 __________________ Intel Xeon x3470 Stock 4GB OCZ @2000mhz ASUS P7P55D LE MSI R4870 MD1G Win7 Pro x64 Ubuntu 9.04 x86 and Studio x64
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12-04-03, 03:43 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!!
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12-17-03, 10:21 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 4GB OCZ @2000mhz ASUS P7P55D LE MSI R4870 MD1G Win7 Pro x64 Ubuntu 9.04 x86 and Studio x64
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02-09-04, 04:42 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
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03-21-04, 01:52 AM	#12
felinusz Senior Overclocking Magus Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Taiwan	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. __________________ How Overvolting Works, The Dangers of Overvolting, and "Safe" Overvolting Technique Guidelines for Thorough Stability Testing ~ My Heatware Feedback
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03-25-04, 10:28 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
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03-29-04, 02:41 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
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03-29-04, 08:05 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 __________________ 697+ water coolled systems built , 0 leaks
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07-05-04, 12:43 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)
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07-19-04, 07:26 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.
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08-28-04, 09:36 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?
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