AMI (American Megatrends)
DEL
BIOS explained
The ROM BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is a program that provides the most basic low level operations on the computer. The software is encoded in ROM (Read Only Memory) its contents are not lost after powering off the PC.The delay between switching on a PC and when it starts working is caused by the POST (Power On Self Test), programs that test the functionality and initialise the PC
Accessing the BIOS - Vendors
Beeping BIOS Codes
Complete Software
Complete Software
1 short
Low level processor verification test failed
POST 1
2 short
Clearing keyboard controller buffers failed
POST 2
3 short
Keyboard controller reset failed
POST 3
4 short
Low level keyboard controller interface test
POST 4
5 short
Reading data from keyboard controller failed
POST 5
6 short
System board support chip initialization failed
POST 6
7 short
Processor register read/write verify test failed
POST 7
8 short
CMOS timer initialization failed
POST 8
9 short
Initialize primary video
POST 9
10 short
8254 timer channel 0 test failed
POST 10
11 short
8254 timer channel 1 test failed
POST 11
12 short
8254 timer channel 2 test failed
POST 12
13 short
CMOS power-on and time test failed
POST 13
14 short
CMOS shutdown byte test failed
POST 14
15 short
DMA channel 0 test failed
POST 15
1 long
DMA channel 1 test failed
POST 16
1 long 1 short
DMA page register test failed
POST 17
1 long 2 short
Keyboard controller interface test failed
POST 18
1 long 3 short
Memory refresh toggle test failed
POST 19
1 long 4 short
First 64 KB memory test failed
POST 20
1 long 5 short
Setup interrupt vector table failed
POST 21
1 long 6 short
Video initialization failed
POST 22
1 long 7 short
Video memory test failed
POST 23
Phoenix
CTRL-ALT-ESC CTRL-ALT-INS
CTRL-ALT-S
1-1-3
CMOS Read/Write
4-4-3
Parallel Port error
1-1-4
ROM BIOS Checksum failure
4-4-2
Serial Port error
1-2-2
Programmable Interval Timer failure
4-4-1
Realtime Clock failure
1-2-3
DMA Initialisation failure
4-3-2-3
RAM test above 64K failure
1-3-1
DMA Page Register Read/Write failure
4-2-4
Gate A20 failure
1-3-3
RAM Refresh Verification error
4-2-3
Shutdown failure
1-3-4
First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failure
4-2-2
Timer Tick failure
1-4-1
First 64K RAM Odd/Even Logic
4-2-1
Video ROM search proceeding
1-4-2
First 64K RAM: Address Line
3-4-2
Display Retrace failure
1-4-3
First 64K RAM: Parity failure
3-4-1
Display Memory failure
1-4-4
Fail-Safe Timer Feature (EISA only)
3-4-3
Keyboard Controller failure
2
Software NMI Port failure (EISA only)
3-1-2
Slave DMA Register failure
3-1-3
First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failure
3-1-4
Master Interrupt Mask Register failure
3-4-2
Slave Interrupt Mask Register failure
4-3-1
Unexpected Interrupt in Protected Mode
AWARD
CTRL-ALT-ESC
1 short
Passed no errors
2 tone
Voltage error or overheating
2 short
Any non-fatal error
Short beep
Power supply error
1 long 1 short
DRAM error
Continuous
Memory or Video error
1 long 2 short
Video failure
1 long 3 short
Keyboard Controller failure
1 long
Memory error
1 long 9 short
ROM error
Acer
F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC
ARI
CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL
AST
CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DE
Compaq
F10
Cybermax
ESC
Dell
F3, F1, F12, DEL
Dell Latitude
Fn+F1 or F2
eMachines
DEL , F 2
Gateway® 2000
F1, F2
Hewlett-Packard
F1, F2
IBM
F1
IBM PS/2®
CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL
Intel® Tangent
DEL
Micron®
F1, F2, or DEL
Packard Bell®
F1, F2, Del
Seanix
DEL
Sony® VAIO
F2 or F3
Tiger
DEL
Toshiba® 335
ESC
Toshiba Protege
ESC
Toshiba Satellite
F1
Toshiba Tecra
ESC then F1 or F2
Toshiba Notebook
Turn on computer by Holding down power button while pressing the ESC key.
The machine will beep, then display:
Check System, then press [F1] key.
2. Release ESC key
The machine will beep, then display:
Check System, then press [F1] key.
2. Release ESC key
Award BIOS Password Crack
Enter DOS Prompt
DEBUG hit enter
-o 70 2e hit enter
-o 71 ff hit enter
-q hit enter
exit hit enter
AMI BIOS Backdoor Passwords
Award BIOS Backdoor Passwords
AMI
BIOS
LKWPETER
PASSWORD
HEWITT RAND
CONDO
AMI?SW
AMI_SW
A.M.I.
AWARD_SW
j262
HLT
SER
SKY_FOX
BIOSTAR
ALFAROME
Lkwpeter
j256
AWARD?SW
syxz
ALLy
589589
589721
awkward
CONCAT
j64
szyx
d8on
CONDO
Certain Gigabyte motherboards BIOS contain hidden menus
To access the full BIOS menus press left CTRL-SHIFT-F1
To access the full BIOS menus press left CTRL-SHIFT-F1