What Does the Award BIOS Long Beep Code Mean?
GO UP Reader: I have a computer with the Award PnP BIOS (1998 version), and my system puts off a audio code of a long beep, broken at regular intervals. I read the list of BIOS beep codes on the CD-ROM included with your book, but the CD-ROM states that there is only one audio code (a single long beep followed by two short beeps) for this BIOS. My system is making regular long beeps. Computer Doctor: I checked with Phoenix Technologies, who produces the Award BIOS about your problem. They provided this information: “The only AwardBIOS beep code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information. This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps. Any other beeps are probably a RAM (Random Access Memory) problem.” Power supplies can also cause strange beeping on the system. My experience shows that power supplies fail far more frequently than memory, so that’s where I would look first. Yo
