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virus: sebby's computer issue...new info! help please...
« on: 2003-09-13 03:25:09 » |
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...ok, today when i plugged it in i heard for the first time some sounds...beeps actually. they were very low in volume...not the normal loud beeps heard when the machine is booting up as usual. they were 3 long beeps lasting about 1.5 seconds each with an interval of about 1/3 of a second. each three beep set was then followed by approx. 11 seconds of silence and then the beeps would repeat...this pattern continued until i shut it off(unplugged it). is this some sort of code for something? pray tell if you have an idea. thanks much!! = )
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I think the most amount I got in one day was about 54. I still get them constantly. They just keep on rolling in. But they have been slowly down, I must admit that much. Now they have cut down to only a few a day, which is good.
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Re:virus: sebby's computer issue...new info! help please...
« Reply #1 on: 2003-09-13 09:29:00 » |
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[Sebby] ...ok, today when i plugged it in i heard for the first time some sounds...beeps actually. they were very low in volume...not the normal loud beeps heard when the machine is booting up as usual. they were 3 long beeps lasting about 1.5 seconds each with an interval of about 1/3 of a second. each three beep set was then followed by approx. 11 seconds of silence and then the beeps would repeat...this pattern continued until i shut it off(unplugged it). is this some sort of code for something?
[rhinoceros] It depends on who the manufacturer of your BIOS is. This informations used to be the first thing that appeared on your screen after starting the computer. Most BIOSes out there are made by Award these days.
Here is a couple of pages with BIOS beep codes. If you remember who made your BIOS, you can try to match it up.
http://www.hi-tech.net/zones/help-beep.html http://www.flazh.de/bios/english/beeps.htm
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Re:virus: sebby's computer issue...new info! help please...
« Reply #2 on: 2003-09-13 22:32:00 » |
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I'm not an expert on viruses or anything, but I read someone on a message board that when your computer beeps, it sometimes means that a hacker is in yoru computer or is trying to. It also said something about the mouse flickering around. I'm not exactly sure if this is true or not, all I remember is reading that on a message board.
Note: Remember, I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I jus tthought I might throw this information in there. Hopefully its not a hacker, and is something which can be fixed. I hope you get it to work...I'll also look for the page where I saw that information and see if I can find it.
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Re:virus: sebby's computer issue...new info! help please...
« Reply #3 on: 2003-09-13 23:05:31 » |
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...ok, now it runs as usual...but still no screen, no beeping, and no apparent computer activity 'behind' the darkened screen. usually i would have to first input my password...so when i do this or anything else, i still hear no activity or sounds. should i tear my girlfriends computer apart and see if her vid card works? is it that simple? she has an old machine. any new ideas?
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[Sebby] ...ok, today when i plugged it in i heard for the first time some sounds...beeps actually. they were very low in volume...not the normal loud beeps heard when the machine is booting up as usual. they were 3 long beeps lasting about 1.5 seconds each with an interval of about 1/3 of a second. each three beep set was then followed by approx. 11 seconds of silence and then the beeps would repeat...this pattern continued until i shut it off(unplugged it). is this some sort of code for something?
[rhinoceros] It depends on who the manufacturer of your BIOS is. This informations used to be the first thing that appeared on your screen after starting the computer. Most BIOSes out there are made by Award these days.
Here is a couple of pages with BIOS beep codes. If you remember who made your BIOS, you can try to match it up.
http://www.hi-tech.net/zones/help-beep.html http://www.flazh.de/bios/english/beeps.htm
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Re:virus: sebby's computer issue...new info! help please...
« Reply #4 on: 2003-09-13 23:30:05 » |
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...thank you for your time pedro, but the beeping is something that is happening when it turns on...a BIOS way of communicating something very basic like, "sumthin's broke". this is my first time actually manhandling my computers guts, so it's a bit of an educational venture for myself as well. a few resident experts here have been giving me some very helpful info already. thanks though.
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I'm not an expert on viruses or anything, but I read someone on a message board that when your computer beeps, it sometimes means that a hacker is in yoru computer or is trying to. It also said something about the mouse flickering around. I'm not exactly sure if this is true or not, all I remember is reading that on a message board.
Note: Remember, I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I jus tthought I might throw this information in there. Hopefully its not a hacker, and is something which can be fixed. I hope you get it to work...I'll also look for the page where I saw that information and see if I can find it.
Pedro
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Re:virus: sebby's computer issue...new info! help please...
« Reply #5 on: 2003-09-14 03:57:08 » |
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What type of BIOS do you have? There should be a chip next to your computer batter (a 2032 battery) that should say some type of name on it. Like Pheonix, Award, or something like that. If you find that, finding the problem with your computer should be no problem.
Mine beeps like that when the videocard is not working right. Most motherboards that I have ever used has used the Award Bios.
Good luck!
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