Re: [OT] beep after mucking around inside box
on Sun, 29 Dec 2002 02:46:01PM -0700, Bob Proulx insinuated:
> Nori Heikkinen <nori@sccs.swarthmore.edu> [2002-12-29 16:09:09 -0500]:
> > i've plugged in everything and reseated everything i can find to
> > reseat. should i fork over the $30 HP wants to give technical
> > support for an out-of-warranty product? should i take it into a
> > shop?
>
> That sounds like you have loosened a ram. With no ram most BIOSes
> just beep incessantly.
>
> I would not give up yet. I would go through everything again.
> Unplug the ram and then seat them in there again. Check the other
> cables.
i tried reseating it in a different slot. lo and behold, that fixes
it. thanks!
</nori>
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