Help! Server mainboard emits dual-tone alarm and does nothing else

[Kenneth Burgener]

Doran Barton wrote:
> Every time I power up the system, it does nothing for about 15 seconds and
> then the onboard speaker begins emiting a dual-tone alarm. It sounds like a
> British ambulance. 
> 
> I've tried configuring the system as a single-CPU. I've tried the
> "disconnect everything" approach. Nothing changes.


Generally the manual that comes with the motherboard will explain what 
the different beeps indicate.

A quick google result returned this fairly good list:
http://dades.joor.net/article_fitxers/1592/bios.beepcodes.html

Hopefully this list means the same for your motherboard.