Re: HELP: CANNOT BOOT

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From: Richard Howlett
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 00:00

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FUCT wrote:
> 
> Just for everyones info I got the same error beep combo. After checking my
> bios handbook I came to the same conclussion, BUT, This book is for am AMI
> bios and I have an Award bios. There are differences. It seems my keyboard
> connection had come lose. I use this book often as it's seems MOST of the
> beep codes are the same. Anyone have more info on this? Also if anyone knows
> where i can find info specific to Award bios it would be greatly appreciated
> as I seem to get most of my work on machines with this bios. Thanks.

There follows an extract of a posting I saved some months ago on this very
group. Enjoy!

POST (power on self test) codes:
1 short beep:          System OK
2 short beeps:         error on CRT
No beep:               Power supply/system board error **************
Continuous beep:       Power supply/system board
Repeating short beeps: Power supply/system board
1 long, 1 short:       System board
1 long, 2 short:       Display adapter CGA
1 long, 3 short:       EGA adapter
3 long:                Keyboard card

-- 
Richard Howlett

mailto:richard@howie.org.uk

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