| Subject: Windows Vista continuous beep on boot |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
| Date: 8/7/2008 7:08:20 PM |
| From: SueG [Email Address Protection] |
I have a Windows Vista (Ultimate SP 1) Hp Pavilion Desktop (Intel Core duo CPU/3gb Ram/ Bios American Megartrends Graphics 512 mb Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT) which yesterday suddenly produced a long continuous beep on booting with an hourglass in a dark screen and would go no further. I am able to gt into Safe mode and have run some HP Diagnostics which seem to indicate that the Drive and RAM are ok. Could someone please give me some advice as to how to proceed from here. The computer is only 4 months old so still under warranty but I would prefer not to have to go back to factory settings (as the HP Helpdesk are probably going to make me do) if at all possible. Everything seems to be functioning ok in Safe Mode - there are 3 exclamation marks in the device manager: 1.under Mirosoft Issatap Adapter #2 (under Network Adapters) 2. Under Consumer I/R devices in System Devices and 3.Under USB controllers eHome Infrared Receiver USBCIR - however the keyboard and mouse work fine in safe mode - as does the internet hence my post.I have a UPS power attached to the computer which appears to be functioning normally. I have downloaded all the windows updates regularly and have updated the NVidia card also. A system restore has not resolved the problem and the computer was running fine the night before this happened. Your help would be much appreciated. Sue G |
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| Subject: Re: Windows Vista continuous beep on boot |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
| Date: 8/7/2008 7:21:30 PM |
| From: Malke [Email Address Protection] |
SueG wrote: > I have a Windows Vista (Ultimate SP 1) Hp Pavilion Desktop (Intel > Core duo CPU/3gb Ram/ Bios American Megartrends Graphics 512 mb > Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT) which yesterday suddenly produced a long > continuous beep on booting with an hourglass in a dark screen and > would go no further. I am able to gt into Safe mode and have run > some HP Diagnostics which seem to indicate that the Drive and RAM > are ok. > Could someone please give me some advice as to how to proceed from > here. The computer is only 4 months old so still under warranty but > I would prefer not to have to go back to factory settings (as the HP > Helpdesk are probably going to make me do) if at all possible. > Everything seems to be functioning ok in Safe Mode - there are 3 > exclamation marks in the device manager: 1.under Mirosoft Issatap > Adapter #2 (under Network Adapters) 2. Under Consumer I/R devices in > System Devices and 3.Under USB controllers eHome Infrared Receiver > USBCIR - however the keyboard and mouse work fine in safe mode - as > does the internet hence my post.I have a UPS power attached to the > computer which appears to be functioning normally. > I have downloaded all the windows updates regularly and have updated > the NVidia card also. A system restore has not resolved the problem > and the computer was running fine the night before this happened. > Your help would be much appreciated. Sue G The long beep is an audible code that tells you something is wrong with a hardware component. This has nothing to do with Windows at all because Windows is *software* and you have a *hardware* problem. Immediately contact HP tech support to get this repaired/replaced. They will know the meaning of the long beep. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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| Subject: Re: Windows Vista continuous beep on boot |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
| Date: 8/7/2008 9:14:43 PM |
| From: "Peter Foldes" [Email Address Protection] |
Please do not multipost --=20 Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "SueG" <suegil@Geemail.com> wrote in message = news:Xns9AF47B7B5C248sueg55@216.168.3.72... >I have a Windows Vista (Ultimate SP 1) Hp Pavilion Desktop (Intel=20 > Core duo CPU/3gb Ram/ Bios American Megartrends Graphics 512 mb=20 > Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT) which yesterday suddenly produced a long=20 > continuous beep on booting with an hourglass in a dark screen and=20 > would go no further. I am able to gt into Safe mode and have run=20 > some HP Diagnostics which seem to indicate that the Drive and RAM=20 > are ok. > Could someone please give me some advice as to how to proceed from=20 > here. The computer is only 4 months old so still under warranty but=20 > I would prefer not to have to go back to factory settings (as the HP=20 > Helpdesk are probably going to make me do) if at all possible.=20 > Everything seems to be functioning ok in Safe Mode - there are 3=20 > exclamation marks in the device manager: 1.under Mirosoft Issatap=20 > Adapter #2 (under Network Adapters) 2. Under Consumer I/R devices in=20 > System Devices and 3.Under USB controllers eHome Infrared Receiver=20 > USBCIR - however the keyboard and mouse work fine in safe mode - as=20 > does the internet hence my post.I have a UPS power attached to the=20 > computer which appears to be functioning normally.=20 > I have downloaded all the windows updates regularly and have updated=20 > the NVidia card also. A system restore has not resolved the problem=20 > and the computer was running fine the night before this happened. > Your help would be much appreciated. Sue G |
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