Re: BIOS beeps constantly whenever restarts
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Posted by Uncle Dave on April 7, 2008, 9:54 am
Please log in for more thread options Searching for help on just this problem brought me here! I'm almost 100% certain that it's my own silly fault but I would still welcome some help in fixing it. Basically, I have set up an old Toshiba EA60-199 for my 70yo S-i-l to use and as the final touch I decided to clean it using a foam cleaner which I've used lots of times before with a moiulded sponge and since then I get the dreaded beeps. This was a couple of days ago now and I can be pretty sure any foam has dried - I guess I used too much :-( Actually, when I just tried again it booted into Windows OK where I was able to confirm in notepad that some keys are working, but most aren't which would, as they were all working OK before I applied the foam, seem to indicate that yes, I screwed it up. Luckily :-( the 3 year extended warranty I took out just expired and I don't want too spend much (well none if I can avoid it) money on this so I thought I would take the keyboard out myself and take a look. I know the keyboard is available from the (UK) service people and though I'm not the most technically minded I did spend some time in a factory putting PCs together so have some idea how to wield a screwdriver. But I also know these things hold surprises in store for the unwary so if anyone out there has any hints as to how to get inside with doing more samage and what to look out for I'd welcome them. There are, of course, several hundred screws on the base and none on the top :-( so I was wondering if there are any general rules about which screws to go for. I'm guessing the keyboard must be easy enough to remove as it's available as a unit from spares. Any help would be gratefully received before I venture in. David | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Calab on April 7, 2008, 11:16 am
Please log in for more thread options On Apr 2, 2:27 pm, Mike...@yahoo.com wrote: > 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. Searching for help on just this problem brought me here! I'm almost 100% certain that it's my own silly fault but I would still welcome some help in fixing it. Basically, I have set up an old Toshiba EA60-199 for my 70yo S-i-l to use and as the final touch I decided to clean it using a foam cleaner which I've used lots of times before with a moiulded sponge and since then I get the dreaded beeps. This was a couple of days ago now and I can be pretty sure any foam has dried - I guess I used too much :-( Actually, when I just tried again it booted into Windows OK where I was able to confirm in notepad that some keys are working, but most aren't which would, as they were all working OK before I applied the foam, seem to indicate that yes, I screwed it up. It definately sounds like you've got a stuck key, or damaged keyboard. Keyboard replacement on a laptop is pretty simple once you figure out how to open the machine up. You could always hook up an external keyboard and ensure that it works as a final test. If the external works, and the internal doesn't work, you can be pretty sure that the internal keyboard needs to be replaced - or at least cleaned out. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by G.G.Willikers on April 7, 2008, 12:34 pm
Please log in for more thread options Uncle Dave wrote:
> On Apr 2, 2:27 pm, Mike...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> 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. >
> Searching for help on just this problem brought me here! I'm almost > 100% certain that it's my own silly fault but I would still welcome > some help in fixing it. Basically, I have set up an old Toshiba > EA60-199 for my 70yo S-i-l to use and as the final touch I decided to > clean it using a foam cleaner which I've used lots of times before > with a moiulded sponge and since then I get the dreaded beeps. This > was a couple of days ago now and I can be pretty sure any foam has > dried - I guess I used too much :-( Actually, when I just tried again > it booted into Windows OK where I was able to confirm in notepad that > some keys are working, but most aren't which would, as they were all > working OK before I applied the foam, seem to indicate that yes, I > screwed it up. > > Luckily :-( the 3 year extended warranty I took out just expired and I > don't want too spend much (well none if I can avoid it) money on this > so I thought I would take the keyboard out myself and take a look. I > know the keyboard is available from the (UK) service people and though > I'm not the most technically minded I did spend some time in a factory > putting PCs together so have some idea how to wield a screwdriver. > But I also know these things hold surprises in store for the unwary so > if anyone out there has any hints as to how to get inside with doing > more samage and what to look out for I'd welcome them. There are, of > course, several hundred screws on the base and none on the top :-( so > I was wondering if there are any general rules about which screws to > go for. I'm guessing the keyboard must be easy enough to remove as > it's available as a unit from spares. > > Any help would be gratefully received before I venture in. > > David Take Apart guide here: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaA65/satA65_1.htm Ebay Search for compatible Keyboard here: http://tinyurl.com/5ee6qv | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Uncle Dave on April 7, 2008, 1:25 pm
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> Take Apart guide here: > > http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaA65/satA65_1.htm You're a star - I wouldn't have found that in a month of Sundays... > Ebay Search for compatible Keyboard here:
> > http://tinyurl.com/5ee6qv Thanks a lot! David | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on April 8, 2008, 2:59 am
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 06:54:49 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Dave
>Searching for help on just this problem brought me here! I'm almost
>100% certain that it's my own silly fault but I would still welcome >some help in fixing it. Basically, I have set up an old Toshiba >EA60-199 for my 70yo S-i-l to use and as the final touch I decided to >clean it using a foam cleaner which I've used lots of times before >with a moiulded sponge and since then I get the dreaded beeps. This >was a couple of days ago now and I can be pretty sure any foam has >dried - I guess I used too much :-( Actually, when I just tried again >it booted into Windows OK where I was able to confirm in notepad that >some keys are working, but most aren't which would, as they were all >working OK before I applied the foam, seem to indicate that yes, I >screwed it up. > >Luckily :-( the 3 year extended warranty I took out just expired and I >don't want too spend much (well none if I can avoid it) money on this >so I thought I would take the keyboard out myself and take a look. I >know the keyboard is available from the (UK) service people and though >I'm not the most technically minded I did spend some time in a factory >putting PCs together so have some idea how to wield a screwdriver. >But I also know these things hold surprises in store for the unwary so >if anyone out there has any hints as to how to get inside with doing >more samage and what to look out for I'd welcome them. There are, of >course, several hundred screws on the base and none on the top :-( so >I was wondering if there are any general rules about which screws to >go for. I'm guessing the keyboard must be easy enough to remove as >it's available as a unit from spares. > >Any help would be gratefully received before I venture in. > >David Check the system manual, often it will indicate which screws to take out for which (thing you're trying to do). The keyboard may not be beyond salvaging, just gunked up right now. Once you have the keyboard out, you might try cleaning it again, that could be sufficient to fix your problem. Try soaking it in a hot detergent solution for a moment, shaking it around a bit to agitate it and pressing all the keys to work out any *sludge*, then rinse in plain water and shake out excess, then finally rise again in alchol (rubbing, etc). Shake out excess and let it dry thoroughly, standing on edge, for a few days. Pointing a fan at it may decrease that period. | ||||||||||||||||
> restart the computer, it goes into BIOS setup screen and constantly
> beeps non-stop.