Questions tagged [beep-code]
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The boot buzzer produces infinite short beeps and the system never boots even though all other components appear to be working
I have this old motherboard, and I was trying to revive it, which I have achieved but for a short time, since the motherboard did not have a power button, so I put 2 cables that when making contact the pc turned on (you had to separate them quickly…
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Disable BIOS beeping
I have a Lenovo L480 20LS002YMX which suddenly complains when starting up:
0188: Invalid RFID Serialization Information Area.
Press Esc to continue or F1 to enter Setup.
According to numerous sites:
Message: 0188: Invalid RFID Serialization…
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System beep runs through desktop speakers, I want the motherboard beeper
I've decided to have some retro feeling and ordered a motherboard beeper.
The one like this:
I've connected the red wire to +5v pin on motherboard and the other one to a pin labeled as "speaker".
It's working fine on bios startup and does one…
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Beep program not able to open any device
I am running Debian Stable Linux which is otherwise working very well. I have installed beep package with command apt install beep. There were no errors. However, the command beep is not working. Following are the errors:
$ beep
beep: Error: Could…
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How can you write to tty files
I want to use console API of beep to produce a tone because it has lower latency than the evdev API but doing so is not permitted in a graphical shell.
Ctrl+Alt+F6 opens tty6 and after logging in I can run
beep -e /dev/tty6
In the graphical shell,…
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GPU produces a 4-beep error code at boot, though not always
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When booting my computer, the GPU (NVidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition) emits 4 beeps (1 long, 3 short) and produces no video output. As far as I can tell, the rest of the booting sequence works correctly.
I haven't identified the…
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New pc issue - no display signal and 1 long 2 short beeps
At first, my hardware:
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1050Ti Low Profile
RAM: 2 x 8 GB HYPERX HX432C16PB3A/8
PSU: Chieftec CSN-650C 650W
SSD: ADATA SWORDFISH m.2 2280PCIe Gen3x4
Body: Aerocool Playa…
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Connecting 3-pin buzzer to 4 pin System warning speaker
I am trying to connect a three-pin Buzzer to my Motherboard system warning speaker pins to hear the beep codes. I connected the VCC to +5V and GND to GND on the motherboard. I am not sure if this is correct since I do not hear anything. The problem…
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HP Z400 turns on, beeps, but the monitor is black
I have an HP Z400 workstation (Windows) with an NVIDIA NVS295. When I turn on the PC, everything looks to be turned on (hard disk, VGA, processor...), but after a few seconds the PC makes one short beep, and after a bit less than 1 minute it makes a…
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Dell laptop often stays black and beeps continuously on reboot
I've read a lot of posts about bad RAM or other reasons a computer might emit some beep codes upon boot, but this is different:
It's not consistent. I can use the laptop for multiple days without having the issue, even through reboots or power…
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How can I stop the laptop from beeping?
Every time I boot my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 3 15ALC6), it beeps 4 times (two times in quick succession, it then waits about a second and then beeps another two times in quick succession) but still boots up successfully. In fact, I am using it to…
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backspace beep on Debian Sid on Latitude e5479
I've installed Debian Stable and then upgraded to Sid on a Latitude e5479. It has no desktop environment. The problem is the backspace beep does not work. It's an important feature of this installation as the user is blind and relies on that…
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Computer wont display anything after new ram is installed
After a couple years of having two ram sticks of different speeds (2400MHz and 2666MHz) I decided to buy a new ram stick of speed 2666MHz to replace the 2400. When I installed this ram, my computer will not display anything and outputs a beep code…
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Dell XPS 630i will not boot into bios and sounds beeps
I have a Dell XPS 603i which was my fathers. One day it just died and I have been trying to figure out why.
A few things I have done/found is:
both hard drives when connected to another computer are RAW. I know this isn’t good and the data seems…
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Computer beeps 5 times and restarts constantly before BIOS
A few days ago, the computer I built about 4 years ago suddenly stopped booting up. When I turn it on, it restarts constantly without ever reaching BIOS. The fans turn on for about 10 seconds and then it shuts off for about 5 seconds and repeats.
It…
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