optiplex gx110 beep

[blom0344]

I can't find the explanation for the long-short-short-short beep that I hear when loading W98 on my optiplex gx110.
I have taken a look at the beep codes on the Dell site, but can't make head or tails from the list...

Ties Blom
Information analyst

 

[Xemus]

Comprehensive beep code list:

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

It varies, depending on which BIOS your motherboard has, but is most likely either RAM or VGA. Have you tried reseating them (pulling them out and putting them back in)?

http://www.closedsocket.com

 

[mainegeek]

blom0344,
Depending on the Bios ie:Award,Phoenix,AMI and the age of the PC the error beeps may be due to bad RAM or Faulty Keyboard Controller.

 

[blom0344]

This is Phoenix Bios.
Am I missing something with the beep codes?
I hear long-short-short-short, how does that translate to a code?

Ties Blom
Information analyst

 

[edfair]

Are you hearing the beeps with the BIOS or with the windows load. If during windows load you are hearing the results of hardware detection and it is not a problem.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.