No-Beep Error Message List - Gateway EC38 Service Manual

Error Messages
Invalid System
Configuration Data
I/O device IRQ conflict
Operating system not
found

No-beep Error Message List

No-beep Error
Messages
No beep, power-on
indicator turns off and
LCD is blank.
No beep, power-on
indicator turns on and
LCD is blank.
No beep, power-on
indicator turns on and
LCD is blank. But you
can see POST on an
external CRT.
No beep, power-on
indicator turns on and
a blinking cursor
shown on LCD during
POST.
No beep during POST
but system runs
correctly.
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FRU/Action Sequence
Test or replace the BIOS ROM.
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Test or replace the system board.
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Run "Load Default Settings" using the BIOS Setup Utility.
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Test or replace the RTC battery.
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Test or replace the system board.
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Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.
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Test or replace the diskette drive
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Test or replace the hard disk drive
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Test or replace the system board
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FRU/Action in Sequence
Test the power source (battery pack and power adapter).
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Check" on page 60.
Make sure that every connector is connected tightly and correctly.
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Reconnect the DIMM.
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Test or replace the LED board.
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Test or replace the system board.
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Test the power source (battery pack and power adapter).
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Check" on page 60.
Reconnect the LCD connector
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Check the hard disk drive.
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Check the LCD inverter ID.
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Check the LCD cable.
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Test or replace the LCD inverter.
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Test or replace the LCD.
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Test or replace the system board.
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Reconnect the LCD connectors.
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Check the LCD inverter ID.
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Check the LCD cable.
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Test or replace the LCD inverter.
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Test or replace the LCD.
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Test or replace the system board.
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Make sure that every connector is connected tightly and correctly.
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Test or replace the system board.
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Test or replace the speaker.
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Test or replace the system board.
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See "Power System
See "Power System
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