K9A2 Beep Codes ON POST

I just purchased and installed the K9A2 MB with an
AMD AthlonXP 4200+ Duo Core
2 gig matched set of Corsair Ram.
Nvidia GEForce 8500 GT 512MB Video Card
500Gig IDE WD Hard drive.
When the computer POSTS, I get a beep code 1short 1long 2short. Everything seems to be running okay and the system boots without any issues.....
My question...? Why is it throwing up the beep code errors and what do they mean..?
James

The first short beep probably means your boot block and system block are ok. The second series of beeps could be indicating an issue with your video card...
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Beep codes for AMIBIOS (American Megatrends, Inc.):
Boot Block Beep Codes
Number of Beeps; Description:
1 ; Insert diskette in floppy drive A:
2 ; ‘AMIBOOT.ROM’ file not found in root directory of diskette in A:
3 ; Base Memory error
4 ; Flash Programming successful
5 ; Floppy read error
6 ; Keyboard controller BAT command failed
7 ; No Flash EPROM detected
8 ; Floppy controller failure
9 ; Boot Block BIOS checksum error
10 ; Flash Erase error
11 ; Flash Program error
12 ; ‘AMIBOOT.ROM’ file size error
13 ; BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match image present in flash device)
POST BIOS Beep Codes
Number of Beeps; Description:
1 ; Memory refresh timer error.
2 ; Parity error in base memory (first 64KB block)
3 ; Base memory read/write test error
4 ; Motherboard timer not operational
5 ; Processor error
6 ; 8042 Gate A20 test error (cannot switch to protected mode)
7 ; General exception error (processor exception interrupt error)
8 ; Display memory error (system video adapter)
9 ; AMIBIOS ROM checksum error
10 ; CMOS shutdown register read/write error
11 ; Cache memory test failed
Troubleshooting above POST BIOS Beep Codes:
1,2 or 3 beeps: Reseat the memory, or replace with known good modules.
4-7, 9-11 beeps: Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system. Before declaring the motherboard beyond all hope, eliminate the possibility of interference by a malfunctioning add-in card or other additional device.
8 beeps : Reseat the systems video adapter, or replace with a known good one.
Further POST BIOS Beep Codes
Beeps; Description:
1 long, 2 short ; Failure in video system An error was encountered in the video BIOS ROM, or a horizontal retrace failure has been encountered
1 long, 3 short ; Memory test failure A fault has been detected in memory above first 64KB
1 long, 8 short ; Display test failure The video adapter is either missing or defective
2 short ; General POST error. One of the hardware tests has failed.
1 short after POST ; Normal. POST OK!
1 short when starting POST and 1 short after POST ; Normal. The initial display mode is set to silent. Displaying a full screen logo instead of the POST-screen. Beep 1 = Initial display mode is set to Silent, Beep 2 = POST OK!

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Originally posted by Jocko
Hi
Do you have the 4 pin square power lead for Mobo plugged in.
If you have 18amps on the +12v line, it is not enough to power a powered vid card as well.
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