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Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Everytime I turn it on.. it just beeps forever without starting as it did before. Anything I can do about that?

Dan · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sunny Glendale, CA

might help if you describe the beeping. but if i had to guess i'd say your CPU is getting overheated and you might want to check if all the fans in your computer are spinning without hinderance

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Dan · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sunny Glendale, CA

length between use doesn't really matter.

computer temp depends mostly on:
1. effectiveness of cooling, if the fans are spinning well
2. room temperature, so if u've been keeping the room temp high that will make the computer heat up
3. what you are using the computer for. the more work the comp has to do, the more it will heat up. but since you aren't even getting to that point, i would say the problem is a combination of #1 and 2. assuming its a heating problem --;

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

The monitor doesn't turn on either.. with Windows popping up. Seems to just beep beep beep.. kind of stuck in that 'beep' mode of when you first turn on a computer.

Sounds kind of like a large truck backing up and its 'warning' signals that its in reverse.

matko · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: in a world of hurt!

My computer does the same thing everytime I turn it on. I press the space bar and it goes away!!
Shocked

peppermint · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 11:53 pm Post subject:

I seem to remember that the beep when you turn the computer on is a kind of test. More than one beep = bad. a technician can tell roughly what the problem is by the number of beeps.

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Unfortunately it'll seem to beep forever and ever and ever and ever.. then I unplug the plug (its the only way to stop it).

Very bad sign, huh?

Clutch Cargo · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Location: Sim City 2005

There could be a button stuck down on the keyboard. I had this happen once. Try unplugging, turning it upside down it and giving it a tap on the table. Check all of them and see if any are down lower than the others etc. Worth a try.

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

disable your PC speaker too...that should take the stress off your ears.

camel96 · Guest

Hey TB....
Is it definitely the computer....?
Not the monitor...? Don't know...?
I get the same thing with the beeping sometimes but it comes up with a warning saying that the monitor isn't connected properly.
I'm not sure what type of computer you have but possibly this warning doesn't show on older monitors/computers. Usually I can just turn the computer off, jiggle the leads around and everything is cool.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

It's your BIOS' POST (power-on Self-test) telling you that you have a major problem- a problem severe enough that it can't load the operating system. The beeps are a code and can indicate a variety of hardware failures. Different BIOS have different POST codes.

Clutch Cargo has the right idea- POST can indicate keyboard failure- make sure all of the keys are unstuck. If that doesn't work you're heading to a service center- the insides of a laptop shouldn't be messed around with unless you really know what you're doing.

Are we talking about a laptop here? If it's not a laptop check all the cable connections- particularly the monitor. If it's not a laptop and you're comfortable with opening it up check all the connections inside and make sure the RAM and the video card are seated properly.

It won't be overheating, not right at start up, unless you have been using it for a long time and are re-booting.

It's not neccessarily the CPU, they don't spin. That constant spinning noise is either your CD drive or your hard drive trying to do something. Make sure there are no CDs in the drive.

My best guess after keyboard is either hard drive or video card related failure. There's no way to tell without knowing the beep code or swapping them out with other hardware.

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Hank Scorpio · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Oh forget to mention.. yes, its a desktop.

Surgery time.. yeah, seems like its going to come to that.. I'm just clueless on it.. but thats probably the next step.. make sure everything is securely in place.

The other thing is when I used it last.. I definetely didn't move anything around.. so I can't figure out how things were jarred out of place..

Seems more like something might be fried or something..