[dba-Tech] Boot-up problems

[Arthur Fuller]

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