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[pafculka]

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

 

[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

 

[pafculka]

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

 

[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