Hi, my laptop recently got this problem where it start loading, then it beeps 3 times and goes blank and then goes into a repeating beeping stage. my computer is a inspiron 1501 with windows xp, i sent it back so they can fix it, it worked for 2 days then it started doing the same problem again. anyone know whats wrong and how to fix it?
Different bios's have different beep patterns what bios is it? If it's: If an Award bios, the only BIOS beeps you will hear are 1 Long, and some short combination after. They all indicate a problem either with memory or video, as these are the only problems that would keep the system from doing anything. Any other errors will be given an on-screen error. 1 Long Beep indicates a problem with memory in the first bank, usually an unseated memory module 1 Long, 2 Short indicates a problem with the video card or the memory on it 1 Long, 3 short also indicates a problem with video or the memory on video card Continuous this usually indicates a problem with the memory, but sometimes is a video problem. Also dell isn't the best at "fixing" problems. The laptop could have been jolted during tranport and this could be causing your problems! May be a loose mem module!?
Sounds like it might be a power problem, so could be the battery or battery board. If you've sent it back once though, send it back again and make them fix it properly.
