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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: tuyan on September 04, 2007, 08:36:56 PM

Title: can you teach me?
Post by: tuyan on September 04, 2007, 08:36:56 PM

i heard before about the different error or malfunction of different hardware of pc...
how can i determine what is the problem or which part is malfunctioning by just the beep that produce of the cpu?

Title: Re: can you teach me?
Post by: Richenstony on September 04, 2007, 11:59:16 PM

No Beeps        Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose Peripherals
One Beep        Everything is normal and Computer POSTed fine
Two Beeps       POST/CMOS Error
One Long Beep,  One Short Beep    Motherboard Problem
One Long Beep,  Two Short Beeps    Video Problem
One Long Beep,  Three Short Beeps    Video Problem
Three Long Beeps Keyboard Error
Repeated Long Beeps Memory Error
Continuous Hi-Lo Beeps    CPU Overheating

Title: Re: can you teach me?
Post by: tuyan on September 05, 2007, 02:07:13 AM

thanks richenstony...
how can i correct an error if it is on POST/CMOS?

Title: Re: can you teach me?
Post by: Spero-T on September 05, 2007, 02:44:21 AM

This may help

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000976.htm