[hblug] Non-Starter Xandros PC

[Rene Bartosh]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

On 10/05/07, Perry Spiller <p.spiller at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
>  Anyone?
>
>  I've got a problem with an older PC that wont boot
>  up. Sorry, don't know the specs. It's running Xandros
>  OS edition.
>
>  Instead, I get three, 1 second long beeps, (with a one
>  second gap between), then a 5 second break before
>  that sequence repeats. No screen initialization - zilch.
>
>  An acquaintance said that, depending on the bios, that
>  sequence of beeps actually means something, to someone
>  who knows. He suggested pulling out one RAM stick (if
>  there's two) and re-trying. Then swapping, if that didn't
>  work.
>
>  Anyone got another perspective before I try that suggestion?
>
>  Perry
>
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