P pafculka Member Joined Oct 13, 2014 Posts 5 Location Prague Oct 16, 2014 #1 Hi, once my computer crashed and after re-booting it didn't start properly and it beeped 8 times. I Holded Fn while pressing the Start button and finally my Win started to load. Since the accident my computer randomly freezes, the display shows weird patterns and I have to restart it. Sometimes the restart helps, sometimes it beeps 8 times and i have to do the Fn trick again. Please help Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 System drive C: has 70 GB (15%) free of 462 GB Total RAM: 3957 MB (38% free) Graphic card: AMT Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series Intel Core 2.40 GHz Attachments perfmon report.zip 137 KB · Views: 2
Hi, once my computer crashed and after re-booting it didn't start properly and it beeped 8 times. I Holded Fn while pressing the Start button and finally my Win started to load. Since the accident my computer randomly freezes, the display shows weird patterns and I have to restart it. Sometimes the restart helps, sometimes it beeps 8 times and i have to do the Fn trick again. Please help Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 System drive C: has 70 GB (15%) free of 462 GB Total RAM: 3957 MB (38% free) Graphic card: AMT Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series Intel Core 2.40 GHz
P Patrick Sysnative Staff Joined Jun 7, 2012 Posts 4,618 Oct 16, 2014 #2 Hi, Your video card failed/is failing with what you're describing: artifacts, POST beeps, etc. Contact the manufacturer for repair/replacement. Regards, Patrick
Hi, Your video card failed/is failing with what you're describing: artifacts, POST beeps, etc. Contact the manufacturer for repair/replacement. Regards, Patrick
P pafculka Member Joined Oct 13, 2014 Posts 5 Location Prague Oct 16, 2014 #3 Hi, thank you for your advice. Are you 100% sure that this is hardware failure? Can you please recommend me a good graphic card compatible with my system so I can buy and install it? Thank you, Pavla
Hi, thank you for your advice. Are you 100% sure that this is hardware failure? Can you please recommend me a good graphic card compatible with my system so I can buy and install it? Thank you, Pavla
P Patrick Sysnative Staff Joined Jun 7, 2012 Posts 4,618 Oct 16, 2014 #4 Yes, the beeps say it all. It wouldn't beep if it was simply a video driver problem. You have a laptop, you can't install your own graphics card. This is why I mentioned contacting the manufacturer (Dell). Regards, Patrick
Yes, the beeps say it all. It wouldn't beep if it was simply a video driver problem. You have a laptop, you can't install your own graphics card. This is why I mentioned contacting the manufacturer (Dell). Regards, Patrick