Google what 3 beeps means. THe number and pitch of the beeps frequently details what's wrong.
Sounds like memory to me. On Oct 5, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Several weeks ago, my Macbook crashed and wouldn't recover. When I tried to > boot, I didn't get the "bong," successful power-up noise, but instead for > three beeps repeatedly. > > After replacing the hard drive and installing 10.6.3 from the D D, I am still > experiencing the problem intermittently. The MBP will run for a while, then > suddenly lock up, not speak or respond to any keyboard commands. When I shut > it off with the power button and try to turn it back on, I get three beeps > and no bong. If I tape lightly on the underside of the casing, often this > seems to help fix the problem. Waiting a while also seems to be beneficial. > > I'm thinking now that it might be a fan problem, but I am not enough of a > hardware person to know, especially about Mac hardware. The nearest apple > store is about 8 hours' drive away, so not at all practical. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for further diagnosing and pinpointing this > problem, and what I might do about it? I'm going to talk to Apple today as > well. > Thanks! :) > > > • Mark BurningHawk Baxter > • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > • MSN: [email protected] > • My home page: > • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
