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BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
In the case of a Bootblock update, where video is not available for text
messages to be displayed, speaker beeps are necessary to inform the
user of any errors. The following table describes the type of error beep
codes that may occur during the Bootblock update.
BIOS Recovery Beep Codes:
Beeps
Error
message
POST Progress
Code
Description
1Recovery
started
Start recovery process.
2Recovery
boot error
Flashing series
of POST codes:
E9h
EEh
EBh
ECh
EFh
Unable to boot to
floppy, ATAPI, or ATAPI
CD-ROM. Recovery
process will retry.
Series of
long low-
pitched
single beeps
Recovery
failed
EEh Unable to process valid
BIOS recovery images.
BIOS already passed
control to operating
system and flash utility.
2 long high-
pitched
beeps
Recovery
complete
EFh BIOS recovery
succeeded, ready for
power-down, reboot.
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