Whoops.  You're right those are the Phoenix codes.  The AMI codes are a few
pages before and I just kept reading right on through.  Glad you were able
to fix it alright.

- Bill

At 07:48 PM 6/27/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks for the reply, Bill.
>
>I looked in "Upgrading and Repairing PCs" also, and I think you're looking
>at the Phoenix Bios codes, rather than AMI.
>
>I did listen again, and the beep pattern I got was 2-8-2, which didn't match
>any of the listed AMI codes.  I decided to try ignoring the initial 2 short
>beeps,
>and see what error was describe for 8 beeps in the AMI list.  They indicated
>a problem in the video card.  I checked, and sure enough, the video card
>wasn't properly seated.
>
>So, I still don't know the meaning of the initial and final 2 short beeps,
>but the
>problem is solved.
>
>Thanks again for the input.
>
>Barry

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