[dba-Tech] Boot-up problems

[Paul Hartland]

I am assuming you have tried booting with all the external pieces of
hardware disconnected, does the hard drive sound as if it is working, what
model dell is it ?

On 17 Feb 2018 11:18, "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> 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?
>
> 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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