Table 1. POST Error Codes (continued)Code Description Action1962 Boot sequence error 1. Go to “Changing the primarystartup sequence” on page 38and follow the instructions toverify that the startup sequenceis configured.2. If the problem persists, have thecomputer serviced.2400 Display adapter failed; usingalternate.Have the computer serviced.2462 Video configuration error. Have the computer serviced.5962 IDE CD-ROM configuration error Have the computer serviced.8601 Pointing device error Have the computer serviced.8603 Pointing device or system boarderrorHave the computer serviced.I9990301 Hard disk failure Have the computer serviced.POST beep codesOne beep and the appearance of text on the monitor indicate successfulcompletion of POST. More than one beep indicates that POST detected anerror. Beep codes are sounded in a series of two or three sets of beeps.The duration of each beep is constant, but the length of the pause between thebeeps varies. For example, a 1–2–4 beep code sounds like one beep, a pause,two consecutive beeps, another pause, and four more consecutive beeps.For the following beep codes, the numbers indicate the sequence and numberof beeps. For example, a “2–3–2” error symptom (a burst of two beeps, threebeeps, then two beeps) indicates a memory module problem.If the following beep codes occur, have the computer serviced.Beep code Probable cause1–1–3 CMOS write/read failure1–1–4 BIOS ROM checksum failure1–2–1 Programmable interval timer test failure1–2–2 DMA initialization failure1–2–3 DMA page register write/read test failure1–2–4 RAM refresh verification failure1–3–1 RAM test failureChapter 6. Troubleshooting 77
