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rikiyome
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I have a Compaq desktop PC running Windows XP Pro and I understand that I should get a beep on boot up. Well, it doesn't and neither two other laptops owned by family members. Can anyone explain why we are not getting beeps?
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BurrWalnut
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Possible reasons:
1. Internal speaker cable come adrift or not working.
2. If the setting is present, the speaker may be turned off in the BIOS.
3. Some computers allow a separate setting for speaker volume and it may be muted or set low.
Plus any others I can't think of at the moment.
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rikiyome
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Possible reasons:
1. Internal speaker cable come adrift or not working.
2. If the setting is present, the speaker may be turned off in the BIOS.
3. Some computers allow a separate setting for speaker volume and it may be muted or set low.
Plus any others I can't think of at the moment.
Thanks for input. The problem is that we are running 3 different makes of computers (Compaq, Packard Bell and Samsung) and all three boot up without the beep which I understand is the norm with all PCs.
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RichieP
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Some beep on startup, some don't. If they're working OK don't worry about it.
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Fusion
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. . . . "I understand that I should get a beep on boot up" . . . .
. . . . "all three boot up without the beep which I understand is the norm with all PCs" . . . . . . . ??????
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rikiyome
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Some beep on startup, some don't. If they're working OK don't worry about it.
OK, thanks Richie.
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rikiyome
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. . . . "I understand that I should get a beep on boot up" . . . .
. . . . "all three boot up without the beep which I understand is the norm with all PCs" . . . . . . . ??????
What are your interrogation marks for Fusion? All PCs, I'm told, emit beeps on boot up which sometimes identify hardware problems. 1 or 2 beeps mean that the PC is healthy but others e.g. 1 long beep and two short ones, point to specific failures. Sorry, if my query was not clear.
Edited by rikiyome (Sat Apr 12 2008 09:06 PM)
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Fusion
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Sorry if I have offended.
You stated that "I understand that I should get a beep on boot up"
Then acknowledged that it is the norm to bootup without any beeps!
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rikiyome
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Sorry if I have offended.
You stated that "I understand that I should get a beep on boot up"
Then acknowledged that it is the norm to bootup without any beeps!
No offence Fusion. My mistake.
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