[dba-Tech] Boot-up problems

[Peter Brawley]

On 2/17/2018 5:17, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> 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?

Easy to check the wee hard drive. Find instructions online for removing 
the hard drive. Put it in a USB enclosure, connect it to another 'puter, 
run diagnostics on it. If it's bad, but a replacement, clone and replace 
in the machine.

PB

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> 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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