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January 27th, 2002, 11:46 PM
#1
Member
b.i.o.s. error codes help
my old 386 doesn't work and whenever i turn it on, it makes 3 beeps, pause, and repeats. i know this is an error code, but can anyone help me as to what it means?
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January 27th, 2002, 11:52 PM
#2
Hey,
your depends on the kind of bios,
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go to this site: http://www.bioscentral.com/misc/interrupts.htm
they have the beep codes for all the major vendors.
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January 28th, 2002, 12:06 AM
#3
Oh man, those codes... I'm not sure, but check if all your cards are plugged into the motherboard correctly (not making 'half' contact...)
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January 28th, 2002, 12:08 AM
#4
If you cannot find it there:
'many short beeps' sometimes indicate a bad power supply.
When your MBR recieves not the right power it will disrupt the power good signal, this will turn your pc off (switching power supply) or a blank screen and many short beeps (no switching power supply).
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January 28th, 2002, 12:34 AM
#5
hmmm, try clearing CMos if possible (there should be a jumper, or just remvove the battery if possible) and reseat everything
VictorKaum: he he, I've seen this! The new HP vectra's do an annoying little warble deal like they're trying to phone home, unfortunately they do it with a bad mainboard too so you gotta go through the motions to make sure.
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January 28th, 2002, 01:04 AM
#6
Senior Member
Video
3 beeps then a pause and a repeat 99% of the time means a video error.
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January 28th, 2002, 01:08 AM
#7
LOL just as i thought.. i made a tutorial about errors and hardware conflicts and only few bothered reading them... Oh well i guess this time you should go and have a read..
The answer to your question is right here...
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=155340
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January 28th, 2002, 07:31 AM
#8
Aherm... yups, it's there... sorry sonic I'm hearing similar beeps each morning when I wake up, maybe that explains a little
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January 29th, 2002, 01:35 AM
#9
Member
1. the link i received did not help at all (couldn't understand any of it)
2. how do i fix it if it is a video error?
3. ok, one of the cards is not all the way in (i.e. it's making half-contact) but it is impossible to put it in without taking off that metal thingy at the end that you screw onto the case. what do i do now?
4. how do i fix it if it is a memory error?
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