[dba-Tech] Boot-up problems

[Arthur Fuller]

I checked the keyboard and all seems well. The beeps are uninterrupted by
pauses, do I'm guessing that Gustav is right. When I do take it in, I'll
mention that. Any idea what is involved in replacing the BIOS, and how much
money I'm looking at, if that is the problem?

Arthur

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 6:55 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
wrote:

> That would be too easy :).  Arthur, do you have another keyboard you could
> swap in for a test?
>
> r
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Gustav Brock
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 2:24 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Boot-up problems
>
> Hi Arthur
>
> That could be a single key that is sticking in pressed-down state.
>
> /gustav
>
> ________________________________________
> Fra: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Arthur
> Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> Sendt: 16. februar 2018 23:08:31
> Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Boot-up problems
>
> Thanks, Rocky.
>
> What I'm hearing is repeated single beeps without much of an interruption
> between them. They go on as long as I leave the On switch On.
>
> Arthur
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Is it continual beeps or some kind of pattern?  It could be a
> > diagnostic from the POST operation
> > (https://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm) That link has a chart of beep
> > codes and what they mean for different BIOS.  Here's the codes for
> > Dell.
> >
> > 1 beep          BIOS ROM corruption or failure
> > 2 beeps         Memory (RAM) not detected
> > 3 beeps         Motherboard failure
> > 4 beeps         Memory (RAM) failure
> > 5 beeps         CMOS Battery failure
> > 6 beeps         Video card failure
> > 7 beeps         Bad processor (CPU)
> >
> > Rocky
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On
> > Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 8:20 AM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] Boot-up problems
> >
> > A couple of weeks ago my laptop suddenly could no longer boot. The
> > little lights on the front edge blink as usual, but the computer refuses
> to boot.
> > I hear a little repeated beep when I attempt to boot; other than that,
> > nothing happens.
> >
> > Various external devices such as a backup drive and a DVD burner (the
> > kind that can use 25GB disks) power up. I have no idea what might be
> > wrong, and can't afford to have it repaired until month-end.
> > Fortunately, I have a couple of computers, so things could be worse.
> >
> > One thing that worries me is that I'm running Windows 10; IOW, no boot
> > disk from which to re-install it if the hard drive is the problem. The
> > way around this is to return the machine to Dell for repair. I have no
> > problem with that; in my experience they have great service and will
> > even send a shipping box to safely house the machine. So if the hard
> > disk turns out to be the problem, Dell will re-install Windows 10 as
> > part of the repair.
> >
> > Since I'm long-past the warranty period, I'm anticipating that the
> > repair will cost over $100 and maybe even $200 -- which, at today's
> > prices, is approaching the cost of a new machine.
> >
> > Any opinions on this? Or on what might be wrong with the laptop?
> >
> > --
> > Arthur
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-- 
Arthur