Re: BIOS Post Beeps

From: Poltonis (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:11:26 -0800

Thanks for the info "Heenan"

>-----Original Message-----
>Poltonis wrote:
>> Hi - My computer refuses to beep at Start Up.
>> (No BIOS BEEP-post). It then proceeds normally to
logon.
>>
>> Entering BIOS Setup and exiting WITHOUT any
>> alterations, will produce the post-beep.
>> After that, back to square-one!
>>
>> Any possible explanation?
>> My System Pentium3
>> Windows XP Pro (SP1)
>
>It has nothing to do with the OS. One single beep
indicates a successful
>POST(Power On Self Test) If you reboot or cold boot your
machine and it does
>not beep, but boots in to Windows normally, don't worry
about it. I've had
>many motherboards do the very same.
>
>
>.
>

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