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beep codes - no screen - no boot
Name: sue Date: November 19, 2003 at 07:54:09 Pacific OS: win98/95 CPU/Ram: 32
Comment:
I took and old hd with windows 95 out of a computer, placed it into another computer, did a clean format placed it back into the other computer, and now i get a bunch of beeps and no screen display. PLEASE HELP This was going to be a Christmas gift for my daughter!
Name: rac Date: November 19, 2003 at 08:28:08 Pacific
Reply:
Can you be a bit more specific than "a bunch of beeps"? And who makes the BIOS chipset in the PC? (Different BIOS have different beep codes) I suspect you may have a memory problem, but knowing what the beep code is would help to narrrow it down.
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Response Number 2
Name: MaadhuriMN Date: November 19, 2003 at 08:31:28 Pacific
Reply:
The 'Abbot & Castello routine' used in the System Specifications, make things really difficult to comprehend:-( I was wondering why you had to 'take out' the "old hd with Windows95", "place it in another computer" and then perform a " clean format" instead of formatting it while still connected to its original computer!
To properlyinterpret the significance of the BIOS Beeps on boot up the following data are required:
1. Make and Model of the Motherboard and the BIOS used
2. What pieces of hardware are already connected to that Motherboard.
3. What is the exact cadence of the Beeps heard.
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Response Number 3
Name: wes Date: November 19, 2003 at 09:49:12 Pacific
Reply:
Beep codes
http://bioscentral.com
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Response Number 4
Name: xlist Date: November 19, 2003 at 11:28:32 Pacific
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