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BIOS beep codes
I read that one short tone from computer speaker is "Dram Refresh
Failure". What does this mean? JPC |
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One short beep is a normal start up.
See he http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml -- Stan "If it ain't broke don't fix it" "John Callaway" wrote in message ... I read that one short tone from computer speaker is "Dram Refresh Failure". What does this mean? JPC |
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This is after boot up during normal operation not during bootup.
JPC On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:02:50 -0400, "Stan" wrote: One short beep is a normal start up. See he http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml |
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Then it isn't a BIOS beep code since those occur during boot.
-- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "John Callaway" wrote in message ... This is after boot up during normal operation not during bootup. JPC On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:02:50 -0400, "Stan" wrote: One short beep is a normal start up. See he http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml |
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Then any ideas what a single beep from the computer speaker at random
intervals during normal operation might be? JPC On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:08:48 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Then it isn't a BIOS beep code since those occur during boot. |
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Possibly a temperature warning or something else that is set to give an
alarm. "John Callaway" wrote in message news Then any ideas what a single beep from the computer speaker at random intervals during normal operation might be? JPC On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:08:48 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Then it isn't a BIOS beep code since those occur during boot. |
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One other note: Every now and then I get an error message that says
"excessive line current. May cause damage to your modem. Unplug your telephone line to avoid damage to your modem" I called the phone company to ask them if they had overrent on their lines and of course they said no. Any more ideas? JPC On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 21:36:54 GMT, "Buffalo" wrote: Possibly a temperature warning or something else that is set to give an alarm. "John Callaway" wrote in message news Then any ideas what a single beep from the computer speaker at random intervals during normal operation might be? JPC On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:08:48 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Then it isn't a BIOS beep code since those occur during boot. |
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The two problems are probably related.
You could try a surge supressor that has a telephone receptacle in it that may protect the line from overcurrent or overvoltage. "John Callaway" wrote in message news One other note: Every now and then I get an error message that says "excessive line current. May cause damage to your modem. Unplug your telephone line to avoid damage to your modem" I called the phone company to ask them if they had overrent on their lines and of course they said no. Any more ideas? JPC On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 21:36:54 GMT, "Buffalo" wrote: Possibly a temperature warning or something else that is set to give an alarm. "John Callaway" wrote in message news Then any ideas what a single beep from the computer speaker at random intervals during normal operation might be? JPC On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:08:48 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Then it isn't a BIOS beep code since those occur during boot. |
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There is no way a standard modem can detect and warn of excessive line
current from phone line. Furthermore, line current is limited by the telco Central Office switch. Such messages are suspicious - but not from a standard modem, its driver, or standard Operating System messages. The beeping is also suspicious. But again, there is nothing in that message that is normal, comes from properly written software, or can be detected by existing and standard hardware. IOW your suspicions should be targeted elsewhere. John Callaway wrote in message . .. One other note: Every now and then I get an error message that says "excessive line current. May cause damage to your modem. Unplug your telephone line to avoid damage to your modem" I called the phone company to ask them if they had overrent on their lines and of course they said no. Any more ideas? |
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Probably time to check for Spyware and Adware.
These programs are free: Download, install, update and then run: Dl,install,update and run: AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Spybot Search & Destroy http://security.kolla.de/ Spyware Blaster http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html Try one of these free online virus scanners: -------------------------- http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp http://commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ [See **] http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp "John Callaway" wrote in message news One other note: Every now and then I get an error message that says "excessive line current. May cause damage to your modem. Unplug your telephone line to avoid damage to your modem" I called the phone company to ask them if they had overrent on their lines and of course they said no. Any more ideas? JPC On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 21:36:54 GMT, "Buffalo" wrote: Possibly a temperature warning or something else that is set to give an alarm. "John Callaway" wrote in message news Then any ideas what a single beep from the computer speaker at random intervals during normal operation might be? JPC On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:08:48 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Then it isn't a BIOS beep code since those occur during boot. |
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