continous loud beeps when computer starts up

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

when I start my computer, there is a continous beep and the screen stays
blank with just a flashing underscore, until I press a key then the beeps
stop and windows starts. Unfortunetely as I have to press a key, the command
'scan disk' is cancelled.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

BIOS Beep Codes
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"ash de l'abbaye" wrote:

| when I start my computer, there is a continous beep and the screen stays
| blank with just a flashing underscore, until I press a key then the beeps
| stop and windows starts. Unfortunetely as I have to press a key, the command
| 'scan disk' is cancelled.