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Can someone direct me to a site where I van look up mother board beep codes for a Compaq Presario 1235 Notebook?
And/or does any one know what this beep sequence is for the above mentioned system:
1 beep followed by 3 short beeps.
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~Zen
Probably a video problem. Card/onboard chip may be out of kilter. Does the monitor come on?
[This message has been edited by bistro (edited 10-16-2001).]
No the montor doesn't come on.
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~Zen
Vid beep code then. Have you installed anything recently. Try to recall what app/activity was going on just before this or the last shutdown. Were you rebooting?
Yes I was rebooting. I was in the process of Installing DNS/DHCP manager for novell 5.1.
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~Zen
That really should not have screwed with your video, but hey, we're talking Windows here...(it's also possible you may have just knocked something loose in there, but doesn't sound likely either--unless you used a baseball bat to reboot it with). I'm going to do some checking around on this one. May take a few. Meanwhile, hang in there.
Thanks bistro.
I do remember the vidoe going berzerk befor i had to hard power down. on reboot i got the beeps. I have never worked on a laptop before so i don't know what the vid car/chip looks like or it's location in a laptop.
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~Zen
Can you boot into safe mode?
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Michael
I can't see anything because the display is remains black.
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~Zen
1 long, 3 short Conventional/extended memory
for AMI BIOS if that is what you have
very possible that it's the video also
You loaded the Novell 5.1 but what were the sys requirements.
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Michael
Should i try pulling out one of my 32mb of ram.
I wasn't loading novell 5.1. Just a dns/dhcp client that is used to configure the dhcp server on a novell 5.1 server.
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~Zen
not yet.
Do you see anything when the system is booting?
even a flash on the screen
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Michael
Thanks MichaelH.
No not a thing on the screen. No flicker or flash.
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~Zen
I'm at a loss, the symptoms say its the video.
But, at the time of the DNS/DHCP loading?
too coincedental..
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Michael
Suggest you try an external monitor to see if it is the video or the LCD. will look for the beep codes also.
edit: http://www.compaq.com/support/techpu.../8361.htmldit:
if that does not work try :www3.compaq.com/support/
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Opovet https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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REAL FRIENDS do not ask friends to fix a Packard Bell or an old Comcraps!!
[This message has been edited by Opovet (edited 10-16-2001).]
This issue i identical with respect to everything but the Novell app. I have had the one lone and two short beep scenario for a period of three months. Compaq dragged it out till the warranty expired then they told me that it was the motherboard or an aspect thereof. Do I start with all new motherboard or is there a means of troubleshooting the video card once I restablish the video (temporarily) by reformatting with OEM 2 disc set? How much should it cost to replace a Cmos battery?
Opovet thanks for the suggestion. Embarassing as it is I didn't think about trying that. Very good advice.
If it turns out to be the video card, does anyone know the location of it on a compaq presasrio 1235? Is it a chip? card? I know about video cards when it comes to desktops but not much knowledge in the laptop department.
On a side note:
Whatever happened to the days when you got documentation with your computer that was useful? It's especially bad with laptops? Is it that much to ask? Anyone know why these manufacturers don't provide us with these materials?
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~Zen
If you go to the compaq support site you can find all kinds of info on you lapper encluding the disassembly instructions. I did not see a post error as you said. I believe I worked on a 1235 last year for a friend and to upgrade the hard drive I had to take the keyboard and touchpad out to get to the hard drive. If I remeber correctly the LCD had a cable from it to the motherboard.
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Opovet https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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REAL FRIENDS do not ask friends to fix a Packard Bell or an old Comcraps!!
Just wanted to post back with resolution.
When I opened up the lapper, I noticed a loose cable connection from the touchpad to the motherboard. Beleive it or not, this was the cause of all the problems. Once secured system including video booted up fine.
Thanks to everyone who helped.
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~Zen