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From: ded on 2 Apr 2008 12:36 <MikeCC4(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2808d0ff-a189-4c64-8818-53f398e455dc(a)s50g20 00hsb.googlegroups.com... Beep codes have specific meaning. The POST - power-on-self-test and dependent on BIOS and how it is configured, read here: http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm You report a continuous series of beeps until you hit any key, Identify your BIOS and make a comparision with the beep codes in above site.
From: John Holmes on 2 Apr 2008 12:37 "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk: > On Apr 2, 10:19 am, smlunatick <yves...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Apr 2, 8:42 am, ramcnei...(a)gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Apr 2, 9:27 am, Mike...(a)yahoo.com wrote: >> >> > > I have a Gateway MX3563 laptop with windows XP home. Now every >> > > time I restart the computer, it goes into BIOS setup screen and >> > > constantly beeps non-stop. If I click a key, it will stop >> > > beeping. However, I can only choose "Exit discarding any >> > > changes." to exit the BIOS page and return to Windows. Once in >> > > the windows, it starts to beep constantly again until I click any >> > > key. It now seems work fine. >> >> > > Prior to this problem, the keyboard does not work (quite a few >> > > keys do not give correct output, for example, if typing A it will >> > > come out "l \;"...) I am not sure if I dropped a bit water onto >> > > the laptop that caused the keyboard problem. I put the laptop on >> > > the bathroom cabinet while I washed my face. I researched on >> > > Gateway site and learned how to open the keyboard. After I >> > > reinstalling the keyboard, it comes the problem of going into >> > > BIOS setup every time the laptop restarts and beeping constantly. >> > > I tried three times to reinstall the keyboard. Finally I had all >> > > keys working properly, but the problem of restarting into BIOS >> > > setup page and beeping constantly still remain. it just >> > > constantly beeping "dididididi............." no pause, no long or >> > > short beep pattern. >> >> > > Thanks very much in ahead for help. >> >> > It is very likely that the keyboard is faulty. The constant >> > beeping is actually the system sensing that a key had been stuck. >> > The key may not physically be depressed but the circuit board could >> > be messed up. >> >> > If possible, try disabling the keyboard in the BIOS and using an >> > external keyboard. If the beeping stops then you have isolated the >> > problem. The best thing to do would be to call gateway support for >> > some further direction.- Hide quoted text - >> >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> BIOS beeps can also indicate other problems than just keyboard >> issues. You need to locate the correct "BIOS" beep code definition >> info and compair the short / long beep coses. > > > > There is no short/long beep coses. It is just constantly beeping non > stop, it will continue to beep forever until I hit any key. > Well, then either you did not reconnect the keyboard properly, or you've damaged the keyboard while removing it. Try to start the laptop without the keyboard attached to be sure. Oh, and ignore that nutcase who suggested to "disable the keyboard in the bios", I've never seen such thing on any laptop. -- Your mother was a cantankerous truck driver who was so stupid she had to be kept in septic tanks.
From: ded on 2 Apr 2008 12:37 <MikeCC4(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2808d0ff-a189-4c64-8818-53f398e455dc(a)s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 2, 10:19 am, smlunatick <yves...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Apr 2, 8:42 am, ramcnei...(a)gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Apr 2, 9:27 am, Mike...(a)yahoo.com wrote: Beep codes have specific meaning. The POST - power-on-self-test and dependent on BIOS and how it is configured, read here: http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm You report a continuous series of beeps until you hit any key, Identify your BIOS and make a comparision with the beep codes in above site.
From: John Holmes on 2 Apr 2008 12:42 "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk: > try disabling the keyboard in the BIOS BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! You idiot. A rejection letter from MENSA wouldn't be too much of a surprise for you now, would it? -- Your mother was an ineffectual biologist who was only allowed to be seen in a mental hospital.
From: Ben Myers on 2 Apr 2008 13:10
If the laptop is still under warranty, get Gateway to do the repair. If you have to send it back to Gateway, remove the hard drive, first. No telling what you'll get back as a hard drive from Gateway. (I had to deal with a very upset client who had Gateway do a simple repair. When she got a system back, maybe not the original, it had a fresh load of Windows on it and none of her software. She was impossible to deal with, being upset by the Gateway repair job, and I no longer deal with her small company.) If the laptop is not under warranty, buy a replacement keyboard and do it yourself or have a competent service professional replace the keyboard. .... Ben Myers On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:38:42 -0700 (PDT), MikeCC4(a)yahoo.com wrote: >On Apr 2, 10:19 am, smlunatick <yves...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Apr 2, 8:42 am, ramcnei...(a)gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Apr 2, 9:27 am, Mike...(a)yahoo.com wrote: >> >> > > I have a Gateway MX3563 laptop with windows XP home. Now every time I >> > > restart the computer, it goes into BIOS setup screen and constantly >> > > beeps non-stop. If I click a key, it will stop beeping. However, I can >> > > only choose "Exit discarding any changes." to exit the BIOS page and >> > > return to Windows. Once in the windows, it starts to beep constantly >> > > again until I click any key. It now seems work fine. >> >> > > Prior to this problem, the keyboard does not work (quite a few keys do >> > > not give correct output, for example, if typing A it will come out "l >> > > \;"...) I am not sure if I dropped a bit water onto the laptop that >> > > caused the keyboard problem. I put the laptop on the bathroom cabinet >> > > while I washed my face. I researched on Gateway site and learned how >> > > to open the keyboard. After I reinstalling the keyboard, it comes the >> > > problem of going into BIOS setup every time the laptop restarts and >> > > beeping constantly. I tried three times to reinstall the keyboard. >> > > Finally I had all keys working properly, but the problem of restarting >> > > into BIOS setup page and beeping constantly still remain. it just >> > > constantly beeping "dididididi............." no pause, no long or >> > > short beep pattern. >> >> > > Thanks very much in ahead for help. >> >> > It is very likely that the keyboard is faulty. The constant beeping >> > is actually the system sensing that a key had been stuck. The key may >> > not physically be depressed but the circuit board could be messed up. >> >> > If possible, try disabling the keyboard in the BIOS and using an >> > external keyboard. If the beeping stops then you have isolated the >> > problem. The best thing to do would be to call gateway support for >> > some further direction.- Hide quoted text - >> >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> BIOS beeps can also indicate other problems than just keyboard >> issues. You need to locate the correct "BIOS" beep code definition >> info and compair the short / long beep coses. > > > >There is no short/long beep coses. It is just constantly beeping non >stop, it will continue to beep forever until I hit any key. |