How to recognize beep errors

It happens more than often to get some beep sounds while starting your computer, and they correspond to different errors that can occur with your hardware. Below is a list of the most common ones and what they refer to.

How to recognize the beep errors

Very short beep

This problem is linked to your motherboard
Else it can mean that you are facing a problem with your system memory (BIOS AWARD)

Short beep

No problem

Long beep followed by 3 sequential short beeps.

This issue is linked to your Graphic card configurations

Short beep followed by three sequential long beeps

You are facing a system memory problem

Beep- PAUSE- Beep- PAUSE- Two sequential beeps

This error is linked to your CPU

Three beeps-PAUSE-Three beeps-PAUSE-Four beeps

You have an issue with the video memory

1 long beep and 9 short

Problem with the ROM (Bios AWARD)

Three beeps-PAUSE-Four beeps-PAUSE-Beep

This is linked to an error with your Graphic Card

Four beeps-PAUSE-Three beeps-PAUSE-Beep

You have a system memory problem

Five short beeps

You are facing a problem with your CPU

Long constant beeps

It's a system memory problem

Tips


In the case that your PC beeps after the OS has been launch, it may be due to the fact that your CPU is overheating and that could be some serious matter.

Additional informations about the BIOS

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