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Common beep codes reference [duplicate]

What are the common beep code alerts for most BIOS out there? Author note: I'm posting this QA after finding an excelent resource leading from this QA
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Intel server motherboard S1200V3RPS diagostic LED displays unlisted POST code

After some initial hiccups, I was able to get the Intel motherboard to at least power up. Now it does not start the boot process. I tried to understand the LED displays which explain problems ...
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My pc shorted out and now it doesn't boot up

My PC was working fine. One day, I plugged in my USB printer and shorted out the PC. I restarted and it worked until today. Now the PC won't turn on. I tested the power supply on its own with a ...
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Boot Failure After Updating Bios Asus M5A97 EVO

I have a FX-8150 with M5A97-EVO. I recently updated my BIOS to 1208 from the previous one due to occasional stability issues. Now the system does not POST (no-screen) and the CPU LED is always on and ...
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Brand new ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 motherboard won't pass POST

I am staring at some brand-new kit that doesn't want to play with me: Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 CPU: Intel i7-2600K RAM: 1 stick only of Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz (originally 4 sticks, ...
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No POST until I switch the power off at the mains for a period of time

I seem to have quite a temperamental problem, occasionally when booting my machine all the fans start at 100% and there is no POST, no system beeps, nothing (have to power down holding power button ...
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Why does any RAM I put in my PC read as bad?

I've been building computers for 15+ years and this one has been 10x more trouble than anything I've ever seen. I'm on my 2nd motherboard now, and 3rd set of RAM, and I can't get a booting system. I'...
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PC POST issue four beeps and no video signal

in last week i had a problem with my pc. In POST step i haven't received no beeps and no signal video. I tried to start it without HD , video card, resetting bios, no of this steps had solves my ...
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ASUS Z170 stuck on boot_device error LED

I've just bought this motherboard, added PSU, CPU, RAM and turned it on (using on-board video for now). Lights come on in turn indicating it's checking CPU, RAM, VGA and finally boot device, which it ...
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acer aspire x3995 desktop continuous beep on startup

PC was beeping 4 short beeps and after some google decided to move ram to a different slot. I didn't ground myself and now it continually beeps on startup. I have unplugged everything from mobo ...
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Flashing BIOS using an external SPI programmer

Has anyone succeeded with BIOS flashing using an external SPI programmer ? I saw some cheap serial flash spi programmers on eBay for very cheap price such as $3. (CH341A based programmers) I was ...
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Computer refuses to POST

Computer refuses to POST. What it will do is the fan spins up, and the lights come on on the motherboard, but other then that it just sits there and laughs in my face! Here is what I have done... I ...
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Can't sometimes access BIOS or Windows after startup

Sometimes after I start up my computer it freezes in the "press Del or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS setting" screen and doesn't react to those buttons. The backlight on the USB keyboard is lit but it doesn't ...
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no POST while booting. monitor not displaying anything

The monitor not displaying anything. I don't hear the POST signal as well. ( the beep while booting ) Things that I have tried. Connected MONITOR to laptop ( which I am using currently ), displaying ...
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pc hang at motherboard's splash screen

last night my pc was working normally. Today when I power on my pc it just hangs at motherboard's logo screen. The keyboard was working slowly (when I press num lock key the light indicator works ...
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