John Coppens <joh### [at] johncoppenscom> wrote:

>
> I just read an article that that error is typical for RAM sticks which
> are not working correctly. Specifically, contact problems. They advise to
> take them out and re-insert them (personally I used to clean the
> connectors with an eraser). Also check if other cards could be loose.
>
> The continuous beeping (and missing video) _is_ indication that the BIOS
> can't even find the first section of the RAM it needs to start. Beeping
> is also a fair indication the problem is not with your hard disk.
>

failure can do this. Then again that is probably the most unpredictable of
situations. Hopefully it is the case, because replacing RAM is cheap and easy.
Thanks a lot for your opinion on this.

Hildur K.

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