HP BrioBA410 manual PC Hangs and Emits Beeps During Startup, Power-On Self Test Detects an Error

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My HP Brio Doesn’t Start Properly

The PC Hangs and Emits Beeps During Startup

These beeps indicate errors in the very early stages of the boot sequence (refer to page 35)

Have you checked that ...

 

How

 

Your memory modules are of the correct type

Ö

1

Disconnect the PC’s power cord.

 

2

Remove the PC’s main cover and lift out the power

 

 

3

supply (see page 51).

 

 

Replace the memory module with a known working

 

 

4

memory module (see page 65).

 

 

Reconnect the PC’s power cord and start up the PC.

The expansion card you have installed is

Ö

1

Disconnect the PC’s power cord.

compatible

2

Remove the PC’s main cover (see page 49).

 

 

3

Remove the expansion card (see page 66).

 

 

4

Reconnect the PC’s power cord and start up the PC.

That you have not made any changes to the PC’s Setup program that may be causing the

problem

Ö 1 Enter the Setup program by pressing F2 when prompted during startup. Refer to page 72.

2 Reload the default Setup values by pressing F9. 3 Press F10 to exit Setup saving changes.

If the problem persists, contact your authorized support provider

You Get a “non-system disk” or ”operating system not found” Message

Have you checked that ...

How

You didn’t leave a non-bootable floppy disk in your floppy drive when you started the PC

The device boot order is correct in the Setup program

Ö1 Check for a non-bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive.

2Remove the floppy disk if there is one in the drive.

3Restart the PC.

Ö1 Enter the Setup program by pressing F2 when prompted during startup. Refer to page 72.

2Reload the default Setup values by pressing F9.

3Press F10 to exit Setup saving changes.

The Power-On Self Test Detects an Error

An on-screen error message or more than one beep when the HP Brio starts up means that there is a configuration problem with your PC. Refer to page 35 for more information on beep codes.

Have you checked...

How

The part of your configuration with which the Power-On Self Test has detected an error

If you still have a problem

Ö

Ö

For more specific troubleshooting information, refer to “My HP Brio Detects an Error at Startup” on page 35

Run HP e-DiagTools (refer to page 42)

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