no boot

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Lee

Runninbg xp pro but system will not boot.Machine starts (fan running, floppy
drive whiring) but no boot.Getting 1 long and 2 short beeps & just a blank
screen,managed to get it to boot once but not again.The only thing i did
before this prob was install adaware
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
 
Hi

Try the following link to diagnose the beep codes:

http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/

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| Runninbg xp pro but system will not boot.Machine starts (fan running,
floppy
| drive whiring) but no boot.Getting 1 long and 2 short beeps & just a blank
| screen,managed to get it to boot once but not again.The only thing i did
| before this prob was install adaware
| Any advice would be greatly appreciated
|
|
 
Does it post information just after you turn it on? The beeps may be a
motherboard warning system indicating of hardware not funtioning properly.
Jym
 
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