My desktop froze, did not respond to CNTR+ALT+DEL so I had to switch it off. Now all it it does is make a pathetic beep when I switch it on, nothing appears on screen. Any tips on what to do next, apart from cry? Should I try rebooting with Windows discs?
And graphics. If you get your make of computer and look it up on the net you'll find an explanation of what a slow beep means. I usually find that it's the ram or graphics that have dislodged slightly.
What motherboard is it? Find out and track down the documentation on the net to find out what the beep pattern means. Then address the problem. Alternatively you could just buy a new computer and sling the old one in landfill.
Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes 1 short beep Normal POST - system is ok 2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem 1 long, 1 short beep System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card
Bang it on the top !!! Unplug, check everything is plugged in on the inside, try again, chuck out window.....
This may be blindingly obvious But - if I switch off my computer at the socket, then back on again shortly afterwards, I still have to switch the screen back "on" again, even if I did not switch it "off".
This is pure craziness! You do know that eighty seven percent of Macs are faulty at any one time don't you? And the other thirteen percent are on fire.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference? To me, a computer is a computer is a computer. Is the Mac/PC thing like Canon and Nikon, or Campag and Shimano, or is there more to it?
