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Laptop Beeps
Name: Joseph Date: December 22, 2002 at 15:04:29 Pacific OS: Win 98 CPU/Ram: Pentium 1 266Mhz
Comment:
I recently was given a Sony Vaio PCG-747. When i switch on the Laptop everything comes on execpt for the Screen and the computer beeps 8 times.
Please go on: www.euroweb.net.mt/henri/vaiobeeps.wav to hear the sound it makes.
Also i was told that the RAM was taken out, but I do not know if it is the expansion slots ram or its proper internal RAM, i dont have any contact with the person who gave it to me to ask him.
Name: Chris Date: December 23, 2002 at 16:06:31 Pacific
Reply:
Have you any experience with taking these things apart? I've replaced hard drives and batteries, bu that's about it. It may sound drastic, but it would help you to identify what components are present. Then you can go down the line, eliminating things until you find out where the problem is. Hop this helps.
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Response Number 2
Name: Joseph Date: December 24, 2002 at 03:56:19 Pacific
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There is a missing part, but i am not sure if it is the ram
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Response Number 3
Name: David Date: December 28, 2002 at 06:33:47 Pacific
Reply:
Do you know what BIOS is in the laptop? Award and Phoenix are very common. If you can get Sony's website and check the system cinfiguration with the serial numbers it will help you. However, the beeps are in a series of 3 beeps. This has happened before to me on other systems and it was the video card. Until you know what bios is in it, we are shooting in the dark.
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