[plug] OT: POST codes for Gigabyte?

[Chris Cornish]

95% of the time with a gigabyte board 3 long beeps is usually memory. if you
get continual beeps it is usualy graphics card

Hope this helps
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd Felsche" <bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] OT: POST codes for Gigabyte?


> On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 07:51:06AM +0800, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 07:33:09PM -0400, indy at THE-TECH.MIT.EDU wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 07:14:30AM +0800, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> > > > Good morning pluggers.
> > > >
> > > > I've been trying to figure out why this Gigabyte mainboard isn't
> > > > getting past the POST after a CPU swap. Not even with the same CPU
> > > > back in the system.
> > > >
> > > > It's a GA-7VTXH+. POST produces 3 long beeps followed by a long
> > > > pause. What have I broken?
> > > >
> > > > Gigabyte web syte doesn't list POST codes and of course, they're not
> > > > in TFM.
> >
> > > beep codes are generally a function of BIOS manufacturer.
> > >
> > > here's a web pages with codes for  some popular BIOSs
> > >
> > > http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> > > under "ye olde IBM sort of standard" 3 long beeps used to mean
> > > "keyboard trouble"
> > > (e.g. none of my old compaq's will boot w/o a kb)
> >
> > Checked the site... it's an Award BIOS.
>
> > I've sent an email to Gigabyte... I've also bought a Lotto ticket.
>
> Doh... should have gotten off my arse and looked before sending...
> it's an AMIBIOS.... code not listed, unless it's 3 "short" beeps.
>
> It's not yet end of warranty... why replace the mainboard?
>
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