> >I have a G4 800MHz TiBook that produces three short 'hissing " > >sounds instead of the chime on startup. I know this is an alert > >sound similar to the beeps, > >Does anyone know what this means? > > Never heard a PB hiss! Perhaps they're error beeps but something is > foo with the audio too? > > I think (not positive) that three beeps means that none of the memory > slots passed the self-test. This is different from one beep or a > breaking glass sound, with indicates that no RAM was detected.
This is probably not helpful, but I have an AlBook that seems to have a propensity for shedding screws inside the case. Once it died with the "bad RAM" warning beeps. I took it in and one of those screws had fallen into a RAM slot, shorting it out. I hope yours is as easy to fix. Woody Colahan -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
