T500 bios beeps

I have 2 T500 laptops I use for personal use and I've been having a problem getting the 1-3-3-1 bios beeps on restart. The laptop just does the beeps and then doesn't post and requires a hard restart. Neither one does it everytime and its seems to work okay using one dimm but when I use 2 dimms I get the beeps at a random amount of restarts. I'm using Crucial memory I purchased in a set of 2. I've tried all the memory tests but find no errors. I have already sent in one once and still it gets the bios beeps. I'm running the latest bios already. Is this a bad systemboard or what? If so I must have got 3 so far! Anyone have any advice to correct this problem. I've also tried switching dimms in the different slots, but it doesn't matter as the problem still persists. By neither one does it everytime I meant every restart.

After getting advice about the problem being the memory, I tried one of the Crucial dimms a long with the original that came with laptop and this worked fine for awhile but I'm still looking for a solution! I've tried 3 different types of memory Crucial, Adata and Samsung (factory) and still have the bios beeps occassionaly. Asked a question and the reply was with 3rd party memory will get this beep error ocassionally with 3rd party memory. Suggested the only way to avoid this was to buy memory from Lenovo. On October 2nd Lenovo came out with bios 3.06 and 3.09. These appear to have corrected the problem I was having. I have done about 10+ restarts and I haven't had the bios beeps yet. I'm running 4gb Adata memory.

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Info on Bios beep codes..sticky maybe

AMI Beep Codes
Except for beep code #8, these codes are always fatal.
1 beep Refresh failure
- try reseating the memory, if the error still occurs, replace the memory
2 beeps Parity error
- try reseating the memory, if the error still occurs, replace the memory
3 beeps Base 64K memory failure
- try reseating the memory, if the error still occurs, replace the memory
4 beeps Timer not operational, system board bad
5 beeps Processor error, system board bad
6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure, try reseating the keyboard controller chip
7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error, system board bad
8 beeps Display memory video card read/write failure error, replace video memory or
video card
9 beeps ROM checksum error, faulty BIOS chip(s), must replace them
10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error, system board bad
11 beeps Cache memory bad
Award BIOS Beep codes
One Long and Two Short Beeps Video Error
Two Short Beeps Any Non-Fatal Error
One Short Beep No Error During Post
Phoenix BIOS Beep codes
These codes are presented in sets of beeps, for instance 1-2-2-3 means one beep
followed by 2 beeps then 2 more beeps then 3 beeps
* 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum
* 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh
* 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
* 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx
* 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxx of low byte of memory
* 1-4-1-1 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus
* 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
* 2-1-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts
* 1-2 .......Search for option ROMs
* 1 ...........One short beep before boot, normal

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm
has a bit more re award ones

Which T500 Bios am I to Update to?

I received the following "alert": A problem has been identified where if your battery drains very low or completely, your system might not boot; update your system bios to resolve. When I when to the list there are 2 listed T500 bios updates -
T500, W500
3.11-1.05
3.11 (6FET80WW)
1.05 (7VHT15WW)
T500, W500
3.10-1.05
3.10 (7VET80WW)
1.05 (7VHT15WW)
which am I supposed to choose?
Thanks.
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Hi and welcome to the forum!
The first one:- http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70353
Second one is for R400/T400 (the link is wrong though).
Hope this helps.
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Ps67a-gd55 b3 bios beeps

when i start my pc i get 1 long and 3 short beeps its done this from new, now according to ami site it says 1long and 2 short ok anything more more than the 2 beeps is related to memory AND thats where i am having issues with trying to install 16gig of corsair xms3.i am am giong to reinstall win7 64 bit onto a hard drive and not my crucial 128gig m4 ssd just incase thats the bottlneck,if i put8 gig of mem in all is ok but any more than that and i get freezes and have to reboot.so before i reinstall does anyone know the bios beep codes or point me in the right direction ..i must applogise now to jack as ive commited the sin of multi threading its not intentional (thought iwas on original thread)

Your system does not use standard AMI BIOS Releases, but AMI Aptio coded UEFI Implementation. The beep codes you found for AMI BIOS have no meaning in your case. As long as the system boots fine and does not completely halt with the mentioned beep code, there is absolutely no problem to worry about. What you have there are most likely status beeps (one for each connected & active USB device).

FM2-A75MA-P33 - no video/post/bios/beeps.

Hi everyone,
I built a PC with these parts:
APU: AMD A-Series A6-6400K X2 SFM2
Motherboard: FM2-A75MA-P33
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR3 PC3-14900 CL10 BLS4G3D18ADS3CEU
HDD: Seagate BARRACUDA 500GB 7200RPM 16MB ST500DM005
PSU: Corsair VS350 ATX2.31 350W CP-9020052-EU
When I first turned it on, it got no video, so I assumed it was that the BIOS is too old. I borrowed an external GPU, attached it and was able to get to BIOS. The BIOS version was V11.1, so the APU should work (according to the MSI website). In any case, I flashed it to V11.2 and still no changes. No video/post/bios/beeps when using the onboard graphics.
The BIOS displays the CPU name properly, even with the Radeon xxxxHD in the name, but when I go to the Integrated Graphics Devices Configuration in the BIOS, the only option there is Initiate Graphic Adapter set to PEG and it's grayed out, can't change it.
Not sure if it is relevant, but when removing the RAM it does not beep, neither with or without the external GPU.
Also I have noticed, that without RAM, when the fans speed up and then slow down, the power button has to be long pressed to turn off the PC. But when having the RAM and GPU, when it goes through the boots and sees that there is no OS, it displays a message and can be turned off by a short press on the power button. Same thing happens without the external GPU, but there is no video output, so I assume it does go through the boot process.
I've tried both the VGA and the DVI port, with cables and a monitor that works on another PC, I've also tried to clear the CMOS and flashed bios back to V11.1 (the one the motherboard came with).
I saw somewhere mentioned that the Initiate Graphic Adapter option can get disabled do to overclocking or some other BIOS settings (I have the default settings though). Is there anything I can try changing to enable it?
I am also thinking of installing on OS with the external GPU in it, and then maybe the video will output after it successfully boots.
I guess I could also try reseating the APU, but not sure if that would help.
Thank you in advance!

Quote from: Svet on 16-August-13, 15:47:18
what external VGA you use?
can you boot when using onboard one ?
do you see anything on the screen?
is there any beeps?
The external GPU I use is Asus GT 620.
I am not sure if I can boot with the onboard one, as nothing is displayed on the screen when using the onboard one. It might go through the boot process and stop when detecting that there is no OS installed yet. I'll try to see if it boots to LiveCD when I get home or install an OS using the external GPU.
When using the onboard GPU, I do not see anything on the screen.
There are no beeps.

P35 platinum bios beeps

odd one this as from new i had no bios beeps at all from bios 1.1 to 1.5 now updated to 1.6 i suddenly get 1 beep then pause then beep beep and all boots up with no red lights at all system runs fine ..only other thing ive change is my psu from a bog standard 550w to a hiper type r 580w with 2 12v rails outputs.....anybody had this problem

ok will try and clear cmos ,,but i removed all usb items from mobo (mouse etc) and still got the beeps weird things once xp or vista gets going i cant find any problems all 4 green leds on mbob and windows does not show any problems in device manager
,one other odd ball is that i have 2 256mb usb mem sticks and 1-1gig and 1-4 gig and i created a usb boot disk on 1 usb 256 and also on the 1 meg but i can only get the mobo to boot off the 256 it simply ignores the one meg and just loads xp or vista (pending on which ive booted from 2 seperate hdds) ???

P67a GD-55 (B3) Bios Beep Code

I had some issues with lockups and random reboots after 7-8 months of flawless operation this past week. Since then I have reformatted the ssd and re-installed win 7 64.
While troubleshooting the issue I installed the latest bios 1.G0(which normally I would not touch if everything was working fine.
When I reboot the system I get the following beeps( I am aware that there is a POST beep in here).
1 long beep - 2 beeps(rapidly) then 3beeps (rapidly)
I have been searching the web all day and have found a few posts in various forums about bios beeps and haven't really gotten a good explanation yet. Any ideas?
I have ran memtest 1 pass, all ok
I ran the memtest in my bios, all ok
The power supply seems to be working properly, I don't have a tester but it fires right up upon depressing the on button, so i have to assume for now.
System Specs:
Intel Core i7 2600k
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Quote from: HU16E on 02-January-12, 09:48:03
At what point do the lockups & reboots take place? POST or when in the OS? After the flash, did you do a recommended power cord removed, battery removed, CMOS clear & reset?
Final release 1H is the latest UEFI/BIOS.
Yes, I am sorry I have removed the battery for a few minutes and cleared CMOS. I had thought about reflashing the bios 1.G0 to the 1H but according to the fix in 1H I didn't think it would help much.
The reboots/lockups are not happening now. Infact everything seems to be running fine. As I reload programs back on and games. But all this started a week to ten days ago and it would happen in windows and during rebooting just after POST, then for a millisecond a BSOD and return me to the Windows failed to load page. The BSOD happens so quickly that I cannot get the error code from it.
As I said everything seems to be running fine now. But I am still uneasy as i abotu thinking about selling this pc off and don't wanna sell someone a lemon.

T500 loud beep when changing volume

My t500 beep loudly whenever I use my Windows XP to change the volume...even though I set the O/S sound scheme to "None"...It doesn't happen with the volume change button but I connect my laptop to an external monitor so I don't want to bother using the volume change button...
I'm trying to reinstall the sound driver to see if that's the problem?

Hi drixomanbets,
Maybe this will help:- http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/turn-off-the-annoying-windows-xp-system-beeps/
In case above doesn't help, then enter BIOS -> Config -> Alarm ->Volume Beep -> Set it to Disabled.
Hope it helps
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T500 BIOS flash failed

Hi
I was flashing BIOS on my T500 (from Windows 7 x64) and it failed.
Now the machine does not boot at all... When it's powered up, it starts beeping (one long, two short beeps).
But If there is a flash drive inserved, it wont beep at all.
Is there a way to restore the BIOS? - I read about BIOS crisis recovery, but can not find a way to activate this mode. The warranty expired a month ago, so I cant just go to the service center...
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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G31TM - P21 boot up bios beeps

I just installed this board into the system. It is unable to boot and gives me 1 beep, sometimes 2 beeps.
I changed memory from a good system and still no results.
I also have this same board and processor and swapped memory from this system to verify if memory was at fault. Memory from bad system shows up good at running system.
any ideas, besides RMA.

Ok, here are my specs
I running a Intel E3300 processor with a MSI G31TM - P21 motherboard with AMI v4.6 bios. I have only one stick of Micron 1 gb pc2-5300 ram installed in slot one. Currently running onboard video. I attempted to run this new setup with a preinstalled 32 bit Vista OS HD(sata, 160 gb). I removed all peripherals with the exception of the USB keyboard/mouse (wireless). No add on cards.
The previous setup was running windows XP on a PATA HD. This info is probably irrelevant since there is nothing similar and I did attempt to run this new system on this PATA drive (known good) and got the same results (beeps).
I have this same setup (upgrade) that I did about 1 month ago on another system. This "older" system is working fine.
I swapped memory from the "older" system since my research tells me that two beeps is a parity issue. Known good memory from the "older" system resulted in no new results. Both set of windows (XP and Vista) attempted to "fix" my problem but were unable to.
I have reverted in the meantime to the previous setup using the PATA HD with XP os and am having no problems with this setup.

786GT-E63 Unusual Bios Beeps

I just got my motherboard yesterday and installed it. I updated to Bios S3, then I reinstalled windows and it seems to boot into windows ok, but every time I reboot or powerup, I get 3 short higher pitched beeps followed by one short lower pitched beep.
I have run multiple memory tests and they all come back with no faults found. I just want to make sure that this is the USB device beeps and not a diagnostic error. Are the USB beeps supposed to come before or after the lower pitched beep?

Ok the three short high pitched beeps before the single low pitch beep appear to be the USB peripherals.
After I figured that out I tried to test hibernate and standy modes. I tried hibernate in s1 and sleep in s3 and both blue screened. Like I stated earlier it appear to not be the memory as I have run the standard and extended memory tests with zero faults.
Any ideas?

T500 BIOS upgrade v3.00-1.03 bootable CDROM won't flash

Model is a 2081 CTO running Windows Vista x64 SP1. Downloaded and burned to a CDROM the image 6fuj30uc.iso. As per the instructions, I tried installing the hotfix as required by MS KB 937500 but it does not install saying the update does not apply to this system. Even though the system is a T500 instead of a W500, I also upgraded the switchable graphics driver as also mentioned in the readme file.
BIOS boot options have the CD/DVD as the first bootup device. All password protection to the BIOS has been removed.
Booting up with the CDROM results in a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left corner. BIOS does not get flashed. Nor does a menu appear providing me with options to read help or flash the BIOS.
BIOS remains at 6FET56WW (2.02).
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The hotfix associated with Roxio resolved the problem. Many thanks!

K9ND Speedster BIOS Beep codes.

Hi bought a K9ND Speedster on ebay the other day to use with my 2347HE quadcores that I have. I realize this is not supported out the box and I need the 8mb bios chip. I borrowed a DUAL core socket F processor just to test the motherboard. With 1cpu, 1stick of 2GB ddr2- ecc reg ram the motherboard will not post. I get a quick series of beeps, then a stable "doo dee doo dee doo dee" beep code. I have tried 2 different video cards )pci and pci-e im just not sure what the problem could be. Any takers? And just to reiterate i am using a DUAL CORE cpu right now not the quadcore.

Sorry about that.
I dont hear the normal single beep signifying post. I hear an usualy series of tones followed immediatley by the doo dee doo dee. It takes about 15 seconds before the unsual tone series of tones. Nothing is displayed on screen. I have gone through and cleared the cmos through the JBAT1 jumper and dissconnected the battery as well (System was unplugged from power).
What are the random tones before the doo dee doo dee?
So you think the board is infact posting? Im going to try a couple more video cards.

T500 BIOS disables USB booting (BUG)

I am reporting this here as a coutesey to the rest of the T500 users.
I boot from a lot of different USB media. I have about 6 different OS/s that I regularly boot from. I use them day-to-day for my development work.
I have been using my T500 for about 2-weeks now and I cant stand the TrackPad. Dont get me wrong, its not the Lenovo trackpad I hate. I hate ALL trackpads. Its just me and the way my palm rests on the laptop. I generally like to disable the trackpad in the BIOS of any laptop I use.
The BIOS control for disabling the Trackpad on the T500 also disables the ability to boot from a USB hard drive. I can recreate this at will. The BIOS version in question is 3.00 (6FET70WW), 2009-04-17.

Hi lemmingman,
Welcome to the Lenovo forum
Thank you for reporting this apparent BIOS bug. If anyone else can confirm they have the same trouble, could you please post:
1) Your 7-digit machine type XXXX-YYY from label on bottom, or in BIOS Setup screen when you press F1 at boot. (Please don't post your serial number, which appears in the same locations.)
2) Your BIOS version, from the same BIOS Setup screen.
Thanks!
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T500 BIOS Update Question

I hope this has not been asked before as the Search option is slow tonight ..... What is the difference between the 2 variants of the the latest Lenovo Posted BIOS (3.22 and 3.24) as described below and also what is the difference between the 6F and 7V based computers and how do I tell which one I have (T500 2056-4QU in my case)?
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                                                                   Revision : 01
Software name      BIOS Update Utility
Support models     ThinkPad T500
                   ThinkPad W500
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit
                   Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit
                   Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
                   Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models
                   support which Operating Systems.
Versions           3.22 (for BIOS ID 6Fxxxxxx-based computer)
                   3.24 (for BIOS ID 7Vxxxxxx-based computer)
WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES
This package updates two sets of the BIOSes (including system programs and
Embedded Controller programs) stored in the following ThinkPad computers to
fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below.
- BIOS ID 6Fxxxxxx-based computer
      (Upper two alphanumeric characters of BIOS ID are 6F)
- BIOS ID 7Vxxxxxx-based computer
      (Upper two alphanumeric characters of BIOS ID are 7V)
This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.
CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
<snip>
Two (I used to have Five) - T61p 15.4" WS T9300 2.5Ghz units, August 08/08 Builds with FX570M Nvidia Graphics; ... One W520 i7-2860QM w/2000M Nvidia Graphics (most recent acquisition and stupidly fast); .... One - T42 4:3 15" Flexview 1.8GHz with ATI Graphics (still perfect for traveling); ... Two - T500 15.4" units both with ATI HD3650 Graphics.
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'afternoon
looking at the readme, they look identical, from a "fix" standpoint.
there's one line near the bottom that makes me think that the 7V version is for machines with a discrete gpu/switchable graphics, as yours has.
ThinkPad T500 (2056-4QU)
T9400(2.53GHz), 2GB RAM, 160GB 5400rpm HD, 15.4in 1680x1050 LCD, 256MB ATI Radeon HD3650, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn wireless, Bluetooth, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Fingerprint reader, 6c Li-Ion, WinVista Business 32
to determine which one you need, launch msinfo32.exe and check the summary page for your current BIOS version. then just pick the one that matches yours, 6F or 7V.
hth.
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