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Hardware issue: computer plays beep sounds at startup, and then turns off
Turns out that after moving, my computer got damaged somehow. I installed my computer 2 days ago. I didn't check the state of the hardware parts and turned the pc on recklessly, not realizing that the ...
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I have an Apire T180 UB &Z Desktop [closed]
I have an Apire T180 UB &Z Desktop. I have just replaced clock battery but when I restart I am getting beep code one long 2 short. What is wrong?
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Macbook Late 2008 - beeping ocassionaly
A MacBook Late 2008(Aluminum) is ocassionaly beeping.
Which may be the reason for this? Is the "beep" coming from the motherboard?
Thanks,
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server has a tyan motherboard - S2891 - how to diagnose continuous beep at power up?
I have a server that has a Tyan motherboard - S2891G2NR - when starting up, it has a continuous beep (from the instant it powers on) - it still boots just fine, but the beep never goes away. I looked ...
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How to make IRSSI running under screen in a remote system to beep on my local pc for new messages?
I have an irssi running forever under a "screen" in a remote linux server system. I have fedora 16 in my laptop and ssh into the server and resume my irssi screen when I come to work.
But I miss a ...
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How to force stop a service in Windows 7?
I'm trying to disable the beep service on my Windows 7 laptop.
I've tried to use "net stop beep", but that just results in "Service could not be stopped".
I've also tried stopping the service via ...
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Random crashes and beeps
Lately I've been hearing some beeps from my computer speaker. Usually when playing games.
The beeps are like beep beep beep (3 short beeps) and repeated 3 times.
To be clear:
beep beep beep ... beep ...
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Server died in power outage - now won't boot
I've recently set up Ubuntu Server on an old machine I had around the house.
It worked really well and I even got it hooked up to a domain I had, but as I was only toying around with the idea of ...
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One of my two RAMs is not working now.Is it because I removed it when power wasw on? [closed]
I had problem in my pc that kept hanging n display pixels were set bad.
I removed my both RAMs when power was on(pc was shut down).
After I reinserted them, one of them works and other is not(it ...
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Beeping hard disk in a multiple hard disk configuration
I've been hearing a continuous beeping sound coming from my hard disk. The problem is, I have 2 hard disks and I'm not sure which one it was.
My primary hard disk is WD 250gb and the second one is a ...
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What does 4 beeps mean when you boot up your laptop?
My laptop is by dell. I looked up beep error code and found this page. It has 3 beep codes but my computer is making 4 beeps. So perhaps this means something else.
What does 4 beeps mean when you ...
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PC gives long beeps and blank screen after restarting
If I start my PC today then it starts normally and works fine. However, if I shut it down and restart it on the same day it gives 3 long beeps and a blank screen. If I shut it down and restart it the ...
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4 memory modules of the same kind not working?
I am trying to install 2 extra pairs of 2GB on my server, the motherboard is a GA-EP41-UD3L which is said to support up to 8GB and has 4 memory slots.
I have 4 memories of 2 GB being all of it:
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netbeans supress or disable system dynamic
while document has been already saved and I press ctrl+s - system dynamic "beep". it infuriates colleagues =(. How to disable it? Maybe it is possible to disable dynamic system-wide?
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VMWare: Redirect linux console beep to sound card
I'm sitting in a large office of 20 people or so. I - as others - have headphones, so we do not disturb each other. The problem is that when my guest Linux beeps it "appears" on my laptop's internal ...
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How can I figure out what's beeping?
My problem is, my laptop makes a loud beep once in a while, maybe once a day (if that). It doesn't seem to be in response to heavy load, or specifically at startup, or any pattern that I can figure ...
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PC - Wont start at all
My PC model is Acer M1640, the PC wont start here are my test:
Problem:
The PC wont even BEEP
The power lights and fans work normal
Hard disk spins and I can hear it working
Things I have tried ...
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Stop the loud beeping?
Every time my computer freezes, if I click or scroll or otherwise interact, it beeps so loudly my ears actually hurt. If I have earbuds plugged in, it'll beep so loudly that people two rooms over ...
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ATI Radeon 5850 infinite beep, no post, no video
I recently got an Visiontek Radeon 5850. On installation with the one 6-pin PCIe adapter inclulded, I got no post, no video, and an infinite beep from the card. Posting this question so I can answer ...
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Asus laptop beeps when I walk away
The sound is the same as the one you hear when you plug in and unplug a USB device. It beeps when I approach the laptop and leave it and also sometimes when I move in front of it. This is an ASUS, ...
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Windows 7: Motherboard beeps once at end of boot animation (the 4 colored balls)
When I boot into Windows 7 (SP1) now, my motherboard beeps at the end of the boot animation (the 4 colored balls forming the Windows logo). It happens from both a cold and warm boot. Any ideas on how ...
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Acer beeps 3 times - take bios battery out and works for one boot only then same problem
I have a Acer T180 AMD Athlon 64 x2
When I try and turn it on it just beeps 3 times and pauses before doing 3 beeps again.
If you take the bios battery out and put straight back in it boots up fine ...
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Stop Firefox JavaScript alert from beeping
When a JavaScript calls the alert() method, Firefox send out a BEEP in my headphones. Does any one know how to stop that sound?
I am running the newest Fedora Linux with Firefox 3.6.16 using Kde as ...
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Can't make ubuntu 10.04 beep sound [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Enable System Beep in Ubuntu
I am trying to use the "beep" command, but it doesn't beep any sound.
I installed it with "sudo apt-get install beep", then I run "beep" ...
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Skype plays beep sound every 30 seconds
When Skype is turned on every 30 sec I hear the Windows beep sound.
I cant seem to find out why or how to turn it of.
I followed this
tutorial
and this
tutorial I uncheck all the sounds like he ...
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How can I make the computer beep from a script/program called by the Windows task scheduler?
I am using Windows 7 home edition. I want to make my computer wait a certain amount of time, then beep in warning right before it terminates a program. As a test, I wrote the following batch file to ...
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Phoenix BIOS 2-3-4-3 beeps at startup
I looked at this site http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm
and it said that it corresponds to Display non-disposable segments.
What does that mean? I am experiencing frequent computer freezes due to ...
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Starting old computer - nothing shown on screen at boot
I'm trying to start an about 10 years old PC computer. But nothing is shown on the screen, and it beeps everytime I press a key on the keyboard. I can press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the computer. The ...
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Problems installing Windows 7 on Dell Inspiron 531 desktop
I am having a problem installing Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 531 desktop. I got the setup to run and now it was trying to restart and now the computer just beeps. Two times a second, one right after ...
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How can I disable the beep when I plug in/unplug my laptop's AC adapter?
My Packard-Bell laptop is emitting a loud, annoying beep when I connect or disconnect it to/from an AC power source.
Whether I have headphones plugged in or not does not change anything; the sound ...
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Comp turn on but doesnt beep and I get nothing on the monitor
My dad and I have been building a computer from scratch. The problem is that:
1) Computer turns on, the fans and lights go on, but we're not getting any beeps.
2) The monitor says, 'Auxiliary power ...
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1 Long Beep - PC Won't Boot - Just Assembled
I put together a PC with parts that I had. One PC was working fine, until something happened and all of a sudden it stopped working. I'm not sure the exact cause, but what I can tell you is that when ...
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How to make the PC speaker beep from the Windows 7 command prompt?
I'm running some lengthy video encodes using the Handbrake command line interface. After all my encodes are done, I would like to have the PC speaker beep, as I usually turn my large external speakers ...
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System beeps continuously if both RAM sticks inserted
I have two sticks of OCZ 2GB PC2 9600 RAM. When I attempt to boot with both sticks inserted, I am met with a continuous string of system beeps (and no bootup). The system boots fine when only one ...
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Computer beeps once then shuts off
I have an XP machine. When you push the power button, it beeps, seems to boot up for anywhere from 1-5 seconds, then shuts off. Here's the curve ball: It randomly starts up correctly! Whenever I ...
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Beep codes - 2 short; 4 long
I'm getting these beep codes - (2 short, pause, 4 short, long pause) - repeating.
I couldn't find the meaning of these codes on the internet, the PC model is Omron NSA-CPU01-E.
Does anyone know what ...
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Two short beeps and nothing on the monitor
I am building a small Mini-ITX computer. But I can not make it boot. When I start the computer I hear two short beeps from the motherboard and nothing is shown on the monitor.
How can I fix this?
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PC startup: 2 long beeps + 1 short beep; what does it mean?
It's a gigabyte motherboard. When I press the button, nothing comes on the screen and it beeps:
*LONG BEEP*
*LONG BEEP*
*short beep*
What does it mean?
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Compaq Deskpro EN: 1 long beep, 2 short beeps, caps lock flashes
I have a Compaq Deskpro EN and I am getting one long beep and two short beeps on bootup, the caps lock light is flashing and no video. The case has a sticker which says this means "no video." But what ...
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3 short beeps continuously
I have old IBM Thinkpad R31. It boots up and Windows XP working normal, but all the time I hear 3 short beeps continuously. ???
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Old PC failing with no beep or monitor signal at start up, but occasionally it boots OK
A friend asked me to look at an old Windows 98 machine (I don't have any specs I'm afraid) that was having problems but I'm stumped, does anyone know what might cause the following symptoms:
There ...
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How to prevent GRUB from beeping?
Right now I use GRUB version which comes with Ubuntu 10.04 (but I think it used to happen on older versions too). I have a list of options to select. If computer registers more key presses than there ...
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How do I change the sound used for the Ctrl-G system alert beep?
For an experiment I'm running (I'm a grad student in Psychology), I would like to be able to change the system alert beep (aka Ctrl-G aka ASCII 07 aka the \a escape sequence in C and its cousins) to a ...
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HW beeping in Windows
HI !
I have a very strange problem. I've bought a new laptop - Asus G73JH with Windows 7 x64 Ulti.
Everything worked fine until I've installed so many apps that the system collapsed and I was forced ...
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Intel DG33BU 3 Beeps
I would like to invite everybody to diagnose my computer error for me. I got the following configuration:
Configuration
Motherboard: Intel DG33BU ( 3 years )
RAM: A-DATA 1GB DDR2 667MHz x 2 ( 3 ...
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Computer won't boot
My computer is not starting. I have a black screen and it gives me series of beeps. Can some body please let me know what might be the problem.
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Does the BIOS beep come from the same sound hardware channel
Does the BIOS beep come from the same sound hardware channel...as Windows 7 OS audio?
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Dell e4300 Random Beeps
I’ve noticed that my Dell e4300 Laptop will randomly beep every now and then. The symptoms are virtually identical to the issue described here: ...
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How to disable beeps if there is no audio driver installed
Its really irritating in windows xp if you haven't yet installed an audio driver. The motherboard beeps at times. I've already disabled the system speaker in the devmgmt.msc. But it still beeps. What ...
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Why is my Mac beeping at me in a Sprint-Nextel-PTT kind of way?
I'm really stumped about this one. Before on OSX 10.5 and now on OSX 10.6, my Mac occasionally beeps at me. It's a split-second "bee-bee-beep" that sounds vaguely similar to the push-to-talk beep you ...
