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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Hardware / March 2005Not Booting
My buddy gave me his computer to look at, cause it's not booting...Plus, it beeps like an English cop car, even after it gets turned off...I took out the CPU to see if it was fried, but it looks fine... My guess would be a mobo problem, but I was wondering if anyone knew what else I could check... Thanks, Tom -- *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* Beware of the fish people, they are the true enemy. UK cop cars don't beep, they... :-) Any error messages when trying to boot and how many 'beeps' when trying to boot?  SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups. > My buddy gave me his computer to look at, cause it's not booting...Plus, > it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* > Beware of the fish people, they are the true enemy. WD asks: >>Any error messages when trying to boot...>> It doesn't Post, and the monitor is blank... >>...and how many 'beeps' when trying to boot?>> Two long ones...The beeping is kinda like a long beep, followed by a long boop... -- *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill. Hi Can you access the BIOS - if so to Default. SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups. > WD asks: >>>Any error messages when trying to boot...>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* > Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill. WD asks: >>Can you access the BIOS - if so to Default.>> Nope, no BIOS, no POST, nada... I power it up, then it just starts beeping after 2 seconds or so, then it shuts itself off, all the while the beeping continues... -- *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* Save your breath...You'll need it to blow up your date. Hi Go with Cari's suggestion - regarding the CPU. SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups. > WD asks: >>>Can you access the BIOS - if so to Default.>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* > Save your breath...You'll need it to blow up your date. One high one low = CPU failure. http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html SignatureCari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing & Imaging www.coribright.com > WD asks: >>>Any error messages when trying to boot...>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* > Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill. Cari offers: >>One high one low = CPU failure.>> I did a search for beep codes, but didn't find that one...Thanks... -- *'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'* Okay, okay, I'll take it back ... UNfuck you! |
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