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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: bpruitt on March 04, 2009, 09:15:44 AM

Title: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: bpruitt on March 04, 2009, 09:15:44 AM

I am running windows vista 32-bit

I was working on my PC late last night, and when i was done - i shut it down.  Never had a PC problem with it up to this point aside from the occasional hiccup it would get when trying to boot up (sometimes it'd randomly freeze on boot up)



Well, now.....when i started it back up this morning - there was a huge problem.

It cycles through the hardware information like normal, and gets to the dell screen that shows a loading bar, and 1/2 through - it emits a very loud, long, and non-stop beeping noise from the machine its self (think the bios beep, but repeating its self forever) and the PC won't boot.

My PC does not have an A: drive, so i used my laptop to create a boot CD
But i can't get the PC to boot from CD
I can't get it to enter boot options or setup

I have no idea where to go next to continue finding out whats wrong with it.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: Broni on March 04, 2009, 12:12:56 PM

Open the case. Re-seat RAM, and video card (if any).
If that doesn't help, and you have more than 1 RAM stick, try starting the computer with one stick at a time.

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: bpruitt on March 05, 2009, 07:55:28 AM

well - i got home after work today - turned it on and it fired right up.

So once i was in - i quickly updated my BIOS and the drivers for my chipset (along with a few other non-urgent ones)

I ran checkdisk and defragged the HD


all seems to be fine now :|

Very strange

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: Broni on March 05, 2009, 11:47:29 AM

Strange indeed...
However, keep it that way :)

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: ELVIROS on March 05, 2009, 09:22:35 PM

ONE STEP AT A TIME AS 1 PROBLEM CAN BECOME MANY TRUST ME MY 50 BUCK BOMB HAS TAUGHT ME THE HARD WAY!! WELL DONE ALL THE SAME

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: Broni on March 05, 2009, 09:30:17 PM

huh?

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: ELVIROS on March 07, 2009, 06:09:32 PM

(car or computer as above i refered to my car)

Quote from: bpruitt on March 05, 2009, 07:55:28 AM

well - i got home after work today - turned it on and it fired right up.

So once i was in - i quickly updated my BIOS and the drivers for my chipset (along with a few other non-urgent ones)

I ran checkdisk and defragged the HD


all seems to be fine now :|

Very strange

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: BC_Programmer on March 07, 2009, 08:55:18 PM

Quote from: Broni on March 05, 2009, 09:30:17 PM

huh?

my thoughts exactly...

Title: Re: Beep noises upon start up
Post by: Broni on March 08, 2009, 12:48:02 PM

Must be some code language...LOL