On 16 Apr 2001, at 0:25, Marc Erickson wrote:
> Hi, folks, I hope that one of you might have some ideas for me...
>
> snipped
> What I get when I start it up is either 2 beeps in quick succession, and
> then evenly spaced beeps about .75 to 1.0 secs apart, or just the evenly
> spaced beeps - depending on the way I have the floppy drive ribbon cables
> hooked up. No video display. In the process of swapping things around, I
> noticed that the PCI video card had wiggled part way out of its slot. When
> it was that way, and when I turned the power on, I didn't get the beeps, but
> I didn't get any video, either. When I pushed the card back in, I started
> getting the beeps again at attempted startup, and still no video.
>
>
> If anyone has suggestions, I'd appreciate them. I'm poor right now, and I'd
> really like to get paid for this job... :-)
>
as i'm sure others may have written, the beeps are a trouble-
shooting aide. the number indicates what the problem might be.
memory fails, however, and i do not remember what the 2 quick
beeps might mean. however, if you have (or can borrow) a copy of
IBM PC Maintenance and Troubleshooting (from Que Books), you
will find their meaning in one of the appendices.
also, try booting from a dos boot disk.
and, good luck in getting paid.
john
