Re: help, ive broken my linux but it still boots up!
>> Google motherboard beep codes. A three second beep is usually either
>> the video or RAM. Take it apart, reseat it (Hold ground while you do)
>> and try again. You might want to check a few hours of memtest as well.
>
> But aren't those POST codes? According to his photo, these beeps are during
> Linux's boot process, which leads me to think that it's doing what consoles
> always do when they receive random binary data.
>
They are POST codes, but I've seen motherboards beep on errors even
when the system is running. I once had a library PC blast Beethoven at
me while overheating.
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