Re: Gateway 300LE Desktop- No Start-up

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Intel (Kittyhawk 1.5) MOB:
256 MB 133/100/66-MHz SDRAM:

Three (3) beeps with my BIOS suggests "Memory failure in the first 64 KB."
Does this imply the RAM memory card is faulty, or do the "first 64 KB of
memory" reside somewhere else? If the RAM card is faulty, will it definitely
produce the same fault in another Gateway system? If I can isolate the RAM as
the source of the fault, obviously this is the only money I want to throw at
the troubleshooting issue.

Thank you.

Adam


"Unknown" wrote:

Look in your users guide for the meaning of three short beeps.
"adam" <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am assuming the dead CMOS battery has nothing to do with my issue. I am
in
the same situation I was in before I replaced the battery: the monitor is
black. There is no way to "enter the BIOS setup" as I can't see what I am
doing. Three short beeps and no monitor picture.

Adam

"JS" wrote:

After you replaced the CMOS battery did you enter the BIOS setup a verify
the settings (which are now most likely at their default settings since
the
battery was dead) as they may need to be changed.

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"adam" <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi:

I have not used my Gateway desktop in over a month. I powered-up this
morning and the BIOS screen was the first splaash screen to come up,
asking
me to check the date and time (both were incorrect). I assumed I had a
CMOS
battery issue. This PC was manufactured in 2002. I changed the date
and
time
and hit F10 and the computer failed to continue booting or reboot (not
sure
what should have happened). In any event, now I get three short beeps
when
the power button is pushed in, with nothing on the monitor. I swapped
monitors, and the same 3 short beeps with the PC power remaining on,
but
the
monitor remains black. I reseated the Memory card (256 MB SDRAM) and
reseated
all cables. Same 3 short beeps. The processor is an Intel Celeron 1.2
GHz,
running Win XP Home SP3. I removed the 3V CMOS battery and it read 0 V.
I
replaced with a new 3V battery but the 3 short beeps remain. I would
appreciate any further assistance.

Thank you.






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