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- From: arc5@chempc0.york.ac.uk (Alastair Cargill)
- Subject: Re: Computer gives three beeps when switched on if weather cold!!
- References: <arc5.68.721252012@chempc0.york.ac.uk> <GJAMES.180@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA>
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- Organization: University of York, UK
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 22:58:40 GMT
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- In article <GJAMES.180@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA> GJAMES@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (GJames) writes:
- >From: GJAMES@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (GJames)
- >Subject: Re: Computer gives three beeps when switched on if weather cold!!
- >Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:02:40 GMT
- >In article <arc5.68.721252012@chempc0.york.ac.uk> arc5@chempc0.york.ac.uk (Alastair Cargill) writes:
- >
- >>Hi
- >
- >>The header says it all really. If the temperature of the room is below about
- >>11 degrees C the computer just repeats a three beep sequence and the monitor
- >>remains blank. Once the room is relatively warm there appears to be no
- >>problem. What gives?? Is my computer just a more sensitive soul than me or
- >>should I worry?
- >
- >>Cheers
- >
- >>Al
- >
- >
- >3 beeps usually means a parity error in the first 64k of mem. Try reseating
- >your memory chips
- I have eight 1Mb SIMMS but I have removed these and made sure they were put
- in properly but no joy. After warming it up last night it fired up alright
- but all the CMOS settings had reset themselves so I really dont know whats
- up. Someone in our lab has suggested that it is possibly a dry solder joint
- that only makes contact above a certain temperature - does this fit in with
- the three beeps?
-
- Cheers
- Al
-