Holly Bostick wrote: > Bill Six schreef: > >>Hi, >> >>This isn't a Gentoo related problem, but a hardware >>one (I know next to nothing about hardware). >> >>First of all I have a Micron computer with a floppy >>drive, DVD-read drive (/dev/hdc), CDR drive >>(/dev/hdd), a master harddrive (/dev/hde), and a slave >>harddrive (/dev/hdf). >> >>Yesterday my computer was running fine. Today my dad >>put in a DVD burner where the CDR was previously >>(/dev/hdd). He also took both harddrives out and put >>them back in because the ribbon (whatever it's called, >>the grey cable that goes into each drive) was twisted. >> >>Now, when I try to start up my computer, it doesn't >>start at all, it just goes "Beep.... (wait 3 >>seconds)...Beep.... (wait 3 seconds)...Beep.... (wait >>3 seconds)..." over and over. It doesn't show the >>splash screen for the video card, or for the >>manufacturer (Micron).
If its beeping - then the first check would be to check the graphics hardware and the RAM. Normally if a computer doesn't even post it is due to one of those not being seated quite right. A lot of motherboards i've seen have IDE cables near the RAM slots - is it possible that the memory has become dislodged (it shouldn't happen.. but sometimes it does) Its not as likely, but there is the CPU too - your PC can't run anything if the CPU has been fried - but i haven't heard a PC beep when the CPU has frazled due to the above reason, it can't run anything. http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm There is a list of beep codes for AWARD based BIOSes. If your machine isn't based on teh award bios then you will have to look at the correct page (list on that page). If that doesn't seem to work, a suggestion would be to disconnect drives / remove extra cards and see if you can get the machine booting from a basic configuration then add things back. >> >>Any idea why it would do that? What do the beeps mean? > > > The beeps tell you why it would do that. Depending on your BIOS type > (AMI, Award) the pattern of the beeps is meant to tell you what has > failed. The information as to what pattern means what is available on > the Internet, but you may not have access to the web, or know what kind > of BIOS you have, and researching all of that now would be a distraction. > > >>I put the CDR back in instead of the DVD burner, and >>it still gives the same error. > > > Since replacing the DVD with the original CD didn't help, that's > probably not the problem-- and I wouldn't have thought it was anyway. That'll be cos the drive isn't hte problem - I'm guessing at RAM or Video. > > <snip> > > In any case, hope it's helpful. > > > >>Last time I let my dad touch my computer haha. > > > Awww, give him a break. How else is he going to learn? Don't discourage > him just because he didn't get it quite right :-) . Parents and PC's never mix ;) > > Holly > > >>Thanks for any help, >> >>Bill Six >> >> >> >> >> >>__________________________________ >>Discover Yahoo! >>Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! >>http://discover.yahoo.com/ > > HTH -- Tim Igoe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tim.igoe.me.uk - Personal Site http://tv.igoe.me.uk - UK TV Guide "Computers are like Air-con, open windows and they stop working!"
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