Recently my dell computer has developed a loud beeping noise that happens while Im trying to initiate some type of activity on my computer, and even when Im not on the computer. It happens mostly when I first turn on my computer and when I click on icons on my computer while on and off the internet. What's wrong?
1. how many beeps. together or apart?
2. what operating system?
3. does it beep before you go into Windows , while booting up?
4. when it beeps on the icons when you click on them do they still work?
We really need a bit more information to try to help you pin point it.
When did this start happening?
What type of computer do you have and what are the specifications?
The beeps are all different. Some are very long and loud and will go on for minutes. Others will be short and numerous. They come while I'm booting up windows and while I'm shuting down. Even when I'm not using the computer the beeps will carry on. When I put my ear up to the tower, it sounds like a motem connecting and disconnecting. However, I'm still able to connect to the internet. I have a 2400 Dell Dimension.
They beeps when you shut down puzzle me.
Perhaps another member of the forum can shed some light on that.
Beeps at the beginning mean different things depending on what the beeps are.
How many? Length?
To be quite honest with you I have never gotten beeps that lasted minutes and still was able to operate my system.
Can anyone else shed some light on this problem here on the forum?
If your getting beeps from POST, it could be a hardware related problem; possibly the modem. Check the "Event Viewer" under "System" and "Applications" and see if something is being reported.
Also check "Device Manager" and see if any yellow-exclamation-marks or red-x's are being reported. From there, you should be able to double-click on your modem, then select the "Diagnostics" tab, and see if the modem is responding.
Post us up a HiJackThis log and we'll take a look and see if something on there might be causing the problem. Be sure to use the newest version of HiJackThis.
I viewed the event viewer and found a lot of warnings and errors. How do I go about showing it on the forum. I know u mentioned something about Hijackthis, but I'm not familiar with it. Possibly let me know how to use this. Thanks
I have seen this happen a few times. It can be (from my experience) video cards that have wriggled loose, the same for the RAM modules, faulty keyboard or monitor (among other hardware culprits). Or maybe just bad dust inside the case.
First steps if you're handy with the inside of the computer...open it out, blow it out with compressed air and then reseat the video card (if it has a card) and reseat the RAM sticks. If that fails, then try a different keyboard.
For the entry(s), try using "Action | Export list...". Be sure to edit it so multiple entries (for the same one) are only displayed once, with an estimate of how many times it occurs:
(5) [error...]
...for example.
I only need to see the actual error message, not the entire entry - make sure to remove your user and computer name at the end of the entry(s) before posting them.
If the beeps are from POST (Power On Self Test), there is an explaination of each differ code in the user manual for each specific PC made by Dell. As an example from the Precision Workstation 530 Users Guide
"If an error occurs during startup that cannot be reported on the monitor, your computer may emit a beep code that identifies the problem. The beep code is a pattern of sounds: for example, one beep, followed by a second beep, and then a burst of three beeps (code 1-1-3) means that the computer was unable to read the data in NVRAM."
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1. how many beeps. together or apart?
2. what operating system?
3. does it beep before you go into Windows , while booting up?
4. when it beeps on the icons when you click on them do they still work?
We really need a bit more information to try to help you pin point it.
When did this start happening?
What type of computer do you have and what are the specifications?
Thanks alot,
Steve
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zbestwun2001
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Perhaps another member of the forum can shed some light on that.
Beeps at the beginning mean different things depending on what the beeps are.
How many? Length?
To be quite honest with you I have never gotten beeps that lasted minutes and still was able to operate my system.
Can anyone else shed some light on this problem here on the forum?
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December 16th, 2004 17:00
If your getting beeps from POST, it could be a hardware related problem; possibly the modem. Check the "Event Viewer" under "System" and "Applications" and see if something is being reported.
Also check "Device Manager" and see if any yellow-exclamation-marks or red-x's are being reported. From there, you should be able to double-click on your modem, then select the "Diagnostics" tab, and see if the modem is responding.
Post us up a HiJackThis log and we'll take a look and see if something on there might be causing the problem. Be sure to use the newest version of HiJackThis.
Mike.
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January 3rd, 2005 02:00
Mike,
I viewed the event viewer and found a lot of warnings and errors. How do I go about showing it on the forum. I know u mentioned something about Hijackthis, but I'm not familiar with it. Possibly let me know how to use this. Thanks
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January 3rd, 2005 02:00
I have seen this happen a few times. It can be (from my experience) video cards that have wriggled loose, the same for the RAM modules, faulty keyboard or monitor (among other hardware culprits). Or maybe just bad dust inside the case.
First steps if you're handy with the inside of the computer...open it out, blow it out with compressed air and then reseat the video card (if it has a card) and reseat the RAM sticks. If that fails, then try a different keyboard.
HTH,
Texruss
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January 3rd, 2005 02:00
olson,
For the entry(s), try using "Action | Export list...". Be sure to edit it so multiple entries (for the same one) are only displayed once, with an estimate of how many times it occurs:
(5) [error...]
...for example.
I only need to see the actual error message, not the entire entry - make sure to remove your user and computer name at the end of the entry(s) before posting them.
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Mike.
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January 3rd, 2005 03:00
"If an error occurs during startup that cannot be reported on the monitor, your computer may emit a beep code that identifies the problem. The beep code is a pattern of sounds: for example, one beep, followed by a second beep, and then a burst of three beeps (code 1-1-3) means that the computer was unable to read the data in NVRAM."