Re: BIOS beeps constantly whenever restarts
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Posted by Ben Myers on April 2, 2008, 1:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options have to send it back to Gateway, remove the hard drive, first. No telling what you'll get back as a hard drive from Gateway. (I had to deal with a very upset client who had Gateway do a simple repair. When she got a system back, maybe not the original, it had a fresh load of Windows on it and none of her software. She was impossible to deal with, being upset by the Gateway repair job, and I no longer deal with her small company.) If the laptop is not under warranty, buy a replacement keyboard and do it yourself or have a competent service professional replace the keyboard. ... Ben Myers On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:38:42 -0700 (PDT), MikeCC4@yahoo.com wrote: >> > On Apr 2, 9:27 am, Mike...@yahoo.com wrote:
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>> > > I have a Gateway MX3563 laptop with windows XP home. Now every time I
>> > > restart the computer, it goes into BIOS setup screen and constantly >> > > beeps non-stop. If I click a key, it will stop beeping. However, I can >> > > only choose "Exit discarding any changes." to exit the BIOS page and >> > > return to Windows. Once in the windows, it starts to beep constantly >> > > again until I click any key. It now seems work fine. >>
>> > > Prior to this problem, the keyboard does not work (quite a few keys do
>> > > not give correct output, for example, if typing A it will come out "l >> > > \;"...) I am not sure if I dropped a bit water onto the laptop that >> > > caused the keyboard problem. I put the laptop on the bathroom cabinet >> > > while I washed my face. I researched on Gateway site and learned how >> > > to open the keyboard. After I reinstalling the keyboard, it comes the >> > > problem of going into BIOS setup every time the laptop restarts and >> > > beeping constantly. I tried three times to reinstall the keyboard. >> > > Finally I had all keys working properly, but the problem of restarting >> > > into BIOS setup page and beeping constantly still remain. it just >> > > constantly beeping "dididididi............." no pause, no long or >> > > short beep pattern. >>
>> > > Thanks very much in ahead for help.
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>> > It is very likely that the keyboard is faulty. The constant beeping
>> > is actually the system sensing that a key had been stuck. The key may >> > not physically be depressed but the circuit board could be messed up. >>
>> > If possible, try disabling the keyboard in the BIOS and using an
>> > external keyboard. If the beeping stops then you have isolated the >> > problem. The best thing to do would be to call gateway support for >> > some further direction.- Hide quoted text - >>
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>> BIOS beeps can also indicate other problems than just keyboard >> issues. You need to locate the correct "BIOS" beep code definition >> info and compair the short / long beep coses. >
> > >There is no short/long beep coses. It is just constantly beeping non >stop, it will continue to beep forever until I hit any key. | ||||||||||
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