Error three short beeps and three times - IBM eServer xSeries x226

the number of beeps will tell you what the problem is the beeps are an error code here are the code list for your computer

Beep Code Description No Beeps No Power, Loose Card, or Short. 1 Short Beep Normal POST, computer is ok. 2 Short Beep POST error, review screen for error code. Continuous Beep No Power, Loose Card, or Short. Repeating Short Beep No Power, Loose Card, or Short. One Long and one Short Beep Motherboard issue. One Long and Two Short Beeps Video (Mono/CGA Display Circuitry) issue. One Long and Three Short Beeps. Video (EGA) Display Circuitry. Three Long Beeps Keyboard or Keyboard card error. One Beep, Blank or Incorrect Display Video Display Circuitry.

Below are IBM BIOS Beep codes that can occur. However, because of the wide variety of models shipping with this BIOS, the beep codes may vary. Beep Code Description Document No Beeps No Power, Loose Card, or Short. CH000312 1 Short Beep Normal POST, computer is ok. No problem 2 Short Beep POST error, review screen for error code. See screen Continuous Beep No Power, Loose Card, or Short. CH000607 Repeating Short Beep No Power, Loose Card, or Short. CH000607 One Long and one Short Beep Motherboard issue. CH000607 One Long and Two Short Beeps Video (Mono/CGA Display Circuitry) issue. CH000607 One Long and Three Short Beeps. Video (EGA) Display Circuitry. CH000607 Three Long Beeps Keyboard / Keyboard card error. CH000304 One Beep, Blank or Incorrect Display Video Display Circuitry. CH000607

No Beeps Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose Peripherals One Beep Everything is normal and Computer POSTed fine Two Beeps POST/CMOS Error One Long Beep, One Short Beep Motherboard Problem One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps Video Problem One Long Beep, Three Short Beeps Video Problem Three Long Beeps Keyboard Error Repeated Long Beeps Memory Error Continuous Hi-Lo Beeps CPU Overheating

This is a list of ThinkPad Beep codes.
It appears you have a memory or motherboard problem, most likely a RAM problem. Try reseating the RAM modules, if this doesn't work, then remove the RAM and take them to your friendly computer repair shop to get them to test the RAM modules for you. If the RAM is faulty them replace.


Beep symptoms

Symptom or error
Service part or action, in sequence
One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD.

1. Reseat the LCD connector
2. LCD assembly
3. External CRT
4. System board

One long and two short beeps, and a blank or unreadable LCD.

1. System board
2. LCD assembly
3. DIMM

Two short beeps with error codes.
POST error. See Numeric error codes for more help.

Two short beeps and a blank screen.

1. System board
2. DIMM

Three short beeps, pause, three more short beeps, and one short beep.

1. DIMM
2. System board

One short beep, pause, three short beeps, pause, three more short beeps, and one short beep.

1. DIMM
2. System board

Either the processor doesn't computer or the memory isn't right

replace the ram

listen to the beep heres some information on beep code errors
Beep Code: Description of Problem: No Beeps Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose Peripherals One Beep Everything is normal and Computer POSTed fine Two Beeps POST/CMOS Error One Long Beep, One Short Beep Motherboard Problem One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps Video Problem One Long Beep, Three Short Beeps Video Problem Three Long Beeps Keyboard Error Repeated Long Beeps Memory Error Continuous Hi-Lo Beeps CPU Overheating

HP P4B-MX is Award Bios


Award and Phoenix BIOS:

1 short beep: Normal
2 short beeps: CMOS error
1 long and 1 short beep: DRAM error
1 long and 2 short beeps: Video card error
1 long and 3 short beeps: Keyboard error, or video card error
1 long and 9 short beeps: ROM error
Long continuous beeps: DRAM not installed correctly, bad memory, or incompatable
Short continuous beeps: Bad power supply

If your computer is beeping at you, 9 times out of 10 its going to be an issue with the memory or video. (more often the memory) Try re-seating both. If your still hearing the beep fest, below is a list of the most common beeps and what they refer to. This will help you to find out what needs replacing.

Long beep followed by 3 sequential short beeps. This issue is linked to your Graphic card configurations
Short beep followed by three sequential long beeps You are facing a system memory problem
Beep- PAUSE- Beep- PAUSE- Two sequential beeps This error is linked to your CPU
Three beeps-PAUSE-Three beeps-PAUSE-Four beeps You have an issue with the video memory
Three beeps-PAUSE-Four beeps-PAUSE-Beep This is linked to an error with your Graphic Card
Four beeps-PAUSE-Three beeps-PAUSE-Beep You have a system memory problem
Five short beeps You are facing a problem with your CPU
Long constant beeps It’s a system memory problem
Short constant and high-pitched beeps The temperature of your CPU is too high