Harry Putnam wrote:
I've been tinkering around with installing a new hdd for the last 1/2
hr or so, suddenly on shutdown I hear 3 beeps come from the computer
I'm working on. Attempts to reboot bring 3 1 second beeps now too.
One by one, I've disconnected each drive, beginning with the one
Harry Putnam wrote:
I've been tinkering around with installing a new hdd for the last 1/2 hr
or so, suddenly on shutdown I hear 3 beeps come from the computer I'm
working on. Attempts to reboot bring 3 1 second beeps now too.
I think 3 beeps is either your memory or CPU isn't slotted
Jerry Turba wrote:
I seem to remember vaguely that 3 beeps indicates ram or video card
problem.
Video card problems is a morse code B, 3 short beeps and a long
beep on all the boxen I have ever seen.
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Harry Putnam wrote:
memory problem. Just in case, I removed and reseated the memory cards,
also tried booting with first one then the other mem card (2 256 cards).
No change in beeps.
doh. I totally missed that part of your email.
you may need a chip in each slot. I can't remember how your
-Original Message-
From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Putnam
Sent: 07 December 2005 02:33
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Yikes, what have I done 3 1 seconds
beeps on boot
I've been tinkering around with installing a new hdd
On Tuesday 06 December 2005 09:33 pm, a tiny voice compelled Harry Putnam to
write:
I've been tinkering around with installing a new hdd for the last 1/2 hr
or so, suddenly on shutdown I hear 3 beeps come from the computer I'm
working on. Attempts to reboot bring 3 1 second beeps now too.
Phil Sexton wrote:
Jerry Turba wrote:
I seem to remember vaguely that 3 beeps indicates ram or video card
problem.
bad grey matter memory
Video card problems is a morse code B, 3 short beeps and a long beep on
all the boxen I have ever seen.
/bad grey matter memory
That should be one
-Original Message-
From: Billy Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 07 December 2005 15:27
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Yikes, what have I done 3 1
seconds beeps on boot
Harry Putnam wrote:
memory problem. Just in case, I removed
Michael Kintzios wrote:
In the absence of another machine (and the risk of causing the same or
worse due to not earthing oneself onto the box frame first) MEMTEST 86
should do the trick of diagnosing the blown memory module.
this assumes one can get past POST :)
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On 12/7/05, Ernie Schroder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 06 December 2005 09:33 pm, a tiny voice compelled Harry Putnam to
write:
I've been tinkering around with installing a new hdd for the last 1/2 hr
or so, suddenly on shutdown I hear 3 beeps come from the computer I'm
working on.
I've been tinkering around with installing a new hdd for the last 1/2 hr
or so, suddenly on shutdown I hear 3 beeps come from the computer I'm
working on. Attempts to reboot bring 3 1 second beeps now too.
One by one, I've disconnected each drive, beginning with the one I've
been tinkering
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