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Friday, July 2, 2010
beep sounds in computer
Dear dwivedi sir,
Would u please highlight how many different types of BEEP SOUND come in a computer and what beep sound indicate which part of the computer is having problem.
single beep during the boot process, usually right before the BIOS startup screen is displayed, is normal and does not indicate a failure as long as the boot continues on.
BEEP SOUNDS ARE BASED ON THE BIOS USING
IF YOU ARE USING IBM BIOS THE FOLLOWING BEEPS INDICATE THE PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED BELOW
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 / Keyboard card error. One Beep, Blank or Incorrect ---- Display Video Display Circuitry.
IF ANY ONE FINDS ANY BEEP SOUNDS WITH OTHER BIOS, PLESE POST THEM . THANK YOU
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single beep during the boot process, usually right before the BIOS startup screen is displayed, is normal and does not indicate a failure as long as the boot continues on.
BEEP SOUNDS ARE BASED ON THE BIOS USING
IF YOU ARE USING IBM BIOS THE FOLLOWING BEEPS INDICATE THE PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED BELOW
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 / Keyboard card error.
One Beep, Blank or Incorrect ---- Display Video Display Circuitry.
IF ANY ONE FINDS ANY BEEP SOUNDS WITH OTHER BIOS, PLESE POST THEM .
THANK YOU
P L SRINIVAS RAO
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