AwardBIOS Beep Code Troubleshooting

AwardBIOS Beep Code Troubleshooting
AwardBIOS is a type of BIOS made by Award, which is  now owned by Phoenix Technologies. Many famous motherboard manufacturers use Award's AwardBIOS in their systems.
Other motherboard manufacturers have created custom BIOS software based on the AwardBIOS system. The beep codes from an AwardBIOS based BIOS may be the same as the original AwardBIOS beep codes or they may vary a little. You can always reference your motherboard's manual if you to be sure.



1 Short Beep
A single, short beep from an Award based BIOS is actually meant , all systems are clear, notification. In simple words, this is a beep code every body  wants to hear and that you have probably been hearing every single time your computer switches on since the day you purchased it. Theses beeps needs no troubleshooting . Everything is fine. Kudos .
1 Long Beep, 2 Short Beeps
One long beep followed by two short beeps means that there has been some kind of error with the video card. Replacing the video card is usually the most common solution you Will have to do to fix this one.
1 Long Beep, 3 Short Beeps
One long beep followed by three short beeps indicate that either the video card is not installed or the memory on the video card is reached on it's end which means memory is bad. Reseating or replacing the video card will typically fix the cause of this Award beep code.
(Repeating) 1 High Pitched Beep, 1 Low Pitched Beep
A repeating high pitched or low pitched beep pattern means that there is some kind of CPU problem. The CPU could be overheating or malfunctioning in some other way.
Turning off your computer may be result in effectiveness
1 High Pitched Beep (Repeating)
A single and continuously repeating, high pitched beeping sound is an indication  that the CPU is overheating. You'll need to figure out why the CPU is getting too hot before this Award beep code will go away.
 Turn your computer off immediately if you hear this beep code. The longer your CPU is running hot, the higher the chance that you will permanently damage this expensive part of your system.
All Other Beep Codes
Any other beep code pattern you hear is an indication that there has been some kind of memory problem. Replacing your RAM is the most you'll need to do to fix this problem. Before replacing try to reseat your RAM in most cases debris in slot happened to be the culprit.
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