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Old 06-02-2011, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by pjphilli View Post
- Both the Green power light and the Red hard drive activity light are immediately lit continuously and a loud beeping of about 1 second frequency comes directly from the PC. The PC can then only be turned off at the rear power switch.
You will need to publish your BIOS type and motherboard type. The beep you hear is a P.O.S.T. (Power On Self Test) diagnostic beep, which will tell you what has failed.


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<Late Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test >

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