Administrator: Managing Error Beeps Page 1 2 3 4

Wait for the Beep If there is a failure during the POST test, you will hear a series of beeps. Fatal Errors bring the computer to a halt. Non-fatal errors may send a message to the screen but will allow the system to boot up anyways.   A single beep means the memory refresh circuit on the motherboard failed. Five beeps means the CPU failed. Ouch! Obviously, these are Fatal errors.   A single long beep means the POST test passed successfully.   (Not all beeps are bad!)