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How do I find out what the Bleep sounds I get when I start my computer, (
there is 5 Bleeps altogether) are and possible fix it. my computer seems to
run normally otherwise, apart from the toolbar in IE has changed. I would
appreciate basic step by step basic english as I'm not great with computers
thank you
 
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The following are AMI BIOS Beep Codes that can occur. However because
of the wide variety of different computer manufacturers with this BIOS
the beep codes may vary.
Beep Code Descriptions
1 short DRAM refresh failure
2 short Parity circuit failure
3 short Base 64K RAM failure
4 short System timer failure
5 short Process failure
6 short Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short Virtual mode exception error
8 short Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short Display/Retrace test failed
 
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Of course that only applies if you have an AMD/mobo combo. IBM Post
codes are different, but I do not believe that they include a 5 beep
code.
 

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neo_1rh wrote:
> How do I find out what the Bleep sounds I get when I start my
> computer, ( there is 5 Bleeps altogether) are and possible fix it. my
> computer seems to run normally otherwise, apart from the toolbar in
> IE has changed. I would appreciate basic step by step basic english
> as I'm not great with computers thank you

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

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"neo_1rh" <neo_1rh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I find out what the Bleep sounds I get when I start my computer, (
> there is 5 Bleeps altogether) are and possible fix it. my computer seems
> to
> run normally otherwise, apart from the toolbar in IE has changed. I would
> appreciate basic step by step basic english as I'm not great with
> computers
> thank you

It's easy. You get out the manual you got when you bought the computer,
open it and read it. Somewhere in there they will tell you what 5 beeps
means.

To put it crudely, RTFM.

You're welcome.
 

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>To put it crudely, RTFM.

Have you ever done that, I haven't. However, I do own the t-shirt.


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> "neo_1rh" <neo_1rh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:90C556F6-B7E6-4B76-B3BE-FC5216C7D57E@microsoft.com...
>> How do I find out what the Bleep sounds I get when I start my computer, (
>> there is 5 Bleeps altogether) are and possible fix it. my computer seems
>> to
>> run normally otherwise, apart from the toolbar in IE has changed. I would
>> appreciate basic step by step basic english as I'm not great with
>> computers
>> thank you
>
> It's easy. You get out the manual you got when you bought the computer,
> open it and read it. Somewhere in there they will tell you what 5 beeps
> means.
>
> To put it crudely, RTFM.
>
> You're welcome.
>
 

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With my website listed on the back side.

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"Jone Doe" <fake@nowhere.org> wrote in message
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>
> "neo_1rh" <neo_1rh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:90C556F6-B7E6-4B76-B3BE-FC5216C7D57E@microsoft.com...
>> How do I find out what the Bleep sounds I get when I start my computer, (
>> there is 5 Bleeps altogether) are and possible fix it. my computer seems
>> to
>> run normally otherwise, apart from the toolbar in IE has changed. I would
>> appreciate basic step by step basic english as I'm not great with
>> computers
>> thank you
>
> It's easy. You get out the manual you got when you bought the computer,
> open it and read it. Somewhere in there they will tell you what 5 beeps
> means.
>
> To put it crudely, RTFM.
>
> You're welcome.
>