A PC gives a pattern of one long beep and three short beeps at power-on and does not start. How should the technician interpret it?
Un PC émet une série d'un bip long et trois bips courts à l'allumage et ne démarre pas. Comment le technicien doit-il l'interpréter ?
Answers
ALook up the pattern for that board's firmware, as codes vary by vendorChercher la signification pour le firmware de cette carte, car les codes varient selon le fabricant
BIt always means the hard disk has failed, on every computerCela signifie toujours que le disque dur est en panne, sur tous les ordinateurs
CIt means Windows needs to be updatedCela signifie que Windows doit être mis à jour
DBeeps are only a sound test and can be ignoredLes bips ne sont qu'un test sonore et peuvent être ignorés
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