Rabi Sanchit wrote:
> I'm getting a peeping sound when I try to start my computer. What
> could be the problem?
The beeping sounds have a pattern to them.
A single beep, means "successful POST". You've probably heard that many times.
Three beeps, silence, three beeps, silence repeating is one pattern.
Two beeps, silence, two beeps, silence repeating is another pattern.
These can indicate a RAM or a video card failure. So those patterns
imply something is broken in hardware.
One BIOS manufacturer, used much more complicated beep patterns.
If you have such a complicated pattern, write it down, then
post it here for more help.
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One other thing, the sound may not be coming from the computer
case speaker, or from the piezoelectric speaker on the motherboard.
The "peep" sound could be coming from the hard drive. The
sound may happen, if the motor in the hard drive is having
trouble spinning the spindle. The motor driver IC is programmed
by the disk controller, to try a few different patterns, to
"shake the spindle loose". The sound may be heard from
outside the computer case. This isn't necessarily a big
problem, but if you're concerned by it, make sure you have
a backup copy of your internal disk, stored somewhere else
(like on an external USB hard drive).
The "peep" from the disk, will be weaker in amplitude,
than the normal POST "beep".
Paul
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