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ByNd3R · 08-19-2004, 09:59 PM

3 times now when my 9 y/o was surfing/playing games our comp has locked up. It has the same symptoms. When I come home and turn it on. I get no video output and 1 long beep and 2 or 3 short beeps. If left alone the hard drive will spin like its booting normaly but it will just just shut down by itself. I cant see any info cause the screen stays black. I eventually learned, when this happens I have to put the boot disc in and start in safe mode to get the display back. By the time I look at it he usually doesnt remember exactly what he was doing, but he plays a lot of web games at kids sites and some kids games like tonka or some such. Anyone know what those beeps are trying to say?

P3 600
98SE w/all updates
geforce 2 w/latest driver
256 mb ram

Yes I know it needs to be thrown out, but needs to get me thru next year at least.

Thanks if you can help..

08-19-2004, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ByNd3R is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 239 Hellbux: 3,814	3 times now when my 9 y/o was surfing/playing games our comp has locked up. It has the same symptoms. When I come home and turn it on. I get no video output and 1 long beep and 2 or 3 short beeps. If left alone the hard drive will spin like its booting normaly but it will just just shut down by itself. I cant see any info cause the screen stays black. I eventually learned, when this happens I have to put the boot disc in and start in safe mode to get the display back. By the time I look at it he usually doesnt remember exactly what he was doing, but he plays a lot of web games at kids sites and some kids games like tonka or some such. Anyone know what those beeps are trying to say? P3 600 98SE w/all updates geforce 2 w/latest driver 256 mb ram Yes I know it needs to be thrown out, but needs to get me thru next year at least. Thanks if you can help..