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Sandra, an expert computer user, hears five beeps while booting her computer that has AMI BIOS; and after that her computer stops responding. Sandra knows that during booting process POST produces dif
The correct answer is C. Processor failure. In AMI BIOS, five POST beep codes indicate a processor failure, as each beep count maps to a specific hardware fault detected during Power-On Self-Test.
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Sandra, an expert computer user, hears five beeps while booting her computer that has AMI BIOS; and after that her computer stops responding. Sandra knows that during booting process POST produces different beep codes for different types of errors. Which of the following errors refers to this POST beep code?
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- ADisplay memory error
- BCache memory test failed
- CProcessor failure
- DMother board timer not operational
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(58 responses)- A10% (6)
- B3% (2)
- C79% (46)
- D7% (4)
Why each option
In AMI BIOS, five POST beep codes indicate a processor failure, as each beep count maps to a specific hardware fault detected during Power-On Self-Test.
Display memory read/write failure corresponds to eight AMI BIOS beep codes, not five.
Cache memory test failure corresponds to eleven AMI BIOS beep codes, not five.
AMI BIOS defines a standardized POST beep code sequence where five beeps specifically indicate a CPU or processor failure. The POST routine tests the processor early in the boot sequence, and if the CPU fails its self-test, the system halts and emits five beeps before any video output is possible. This beep code helps technicians identify a failed or unseated processor without needing a display.
System timer (motherboard timer) failure corresponds to four AMI BIOS beep codes, not five.
Concept tested: AMI BIOS POST beep code interpretation
Source: https://www.ami.com/bios-uefi-utilities/
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