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ChromeFoundry

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1. Does it beep when you power it up?

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 01:56 PM

Dec 2014

Normally a PC will give a single beep prior to starting windows, indicating that it has passed simple tests and is ready to start up.

If there is a problem found during the tests, you will get multiple short and long beeps that indicate which test failed.

If you are getting the normal beeps during power up, and you can see hard drive activity on the LED indicator light, you probably have a bad video board, video cable or monitor.

If you already have a new computer on order, you could most likely connect your old hard drive up with an ATA to USB connector and access your old drive's data to create a copy on your new system. You will not be able to copy programs from the old hard drive to the new PC, just the documents and data.

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Need help with Computer Crash. [View all] KoKo Dec 2014 OP

Does it beep when you power it up? ChromeFoundry Dec 2014 #1

No beeps...just the sound of computer fan running.. KoKo Dec 2014 #3

I would guess power supply Mnpaul Dec 2014 #7

Your data may all be safe, a number of things could have happened. JDDavis Dec 2014 #2

Thanks for your advice....I have a service I can use...and KoKo Dec 2014 #4

No one is an angel when it comes to backing up. JDDavis Dec 2014 #5

Good Advice to Ponder! and about the "Flash Drives" KoKo Dec 2014 #6

Just have someone hook your old drive up to the new computer csziggy Dec 2014 #8

Since it's a new HP Processor Coming KoKo Dec 2014 #9

The data should fine and if you have your software, that should work out csziggy Dec 2014 #10

Thanks for that advice... KoKo Dec 2014 #11

A good tech will be able to get things going quickly csziggy Dec 2014 #12