thanks Johanna !!!!
ralph
"Johanna" <jschroer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> nudnik wrote:
>> hi gang.
>>
>> a buddy of mine has an amd chip.
>>
>> when it starts to bootup, it goes so far & then gives a single beep &
>> then
>> goes to the page where one can select safe mode.
>>
>> it doesn't matter what i select at that point, it goes thru it's
>> gyrations
>> again, beeping once & comes back to the same point.
>>
>> can anyone tell me the most likely answer to the problem?
>>
>> i am guessing either a bad hard drive or a bad virus. (more likely
>> harddrive
>> problem)
>>
>> HELP
>> thanks
>> ralph
> Post codes are built into the BIOS to indicate clues for
> troubleshooting.
> http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
> Sometimes clearing CMOS will jumpstart the system into behaving again
> (it resets the BIOS to default factory settings.)
> Johanna
> NKO USA
> www.leatherworker.net/forum/
>