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    T61p Beeps at Startup

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bluenote78, Aug 28, 2008.

  1. bluenote78

    bluenote78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Folks,

    I have a new T61p running Vista Business that now beeps - one long and two short - each time I start it up.

    I know this error means that the BIOS - version 2.21 (7LETC1WW) - isn't happy... although for now at least the machine does boot up. I ran the Lenovo PC-Doctor Diagnostics and discovered that in the Parallel Port Test Category, the Command and Data Port LPT 1 failed.

    I don't believe I have a hardware problem, so plan to simply update the BIOS when a new version is available, hoping that will solve the problem. Does anyone have a suggestion... or perhaps a solution?

    Thanks!

    Jeff
     
    bluenote78, Aug 28, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    This may sound annoyingly obvious, but have you gone through the BIOS settings for a way to disable the beeps?
     
    Bog, Aug 28, 2008
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  3. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Disable the sound? Please don't. You know those BIOS beeps are special "codes" that translate to different error messages.

    For ThinkPad BIOS, 1 long, 2 short = System board failure; Video adapter problem; LCD assembly failure

    http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/ibmbeep.htm
     
    stewie, Aug 28, 2008
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  4. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    If you bothered to read his post, I pointed him in that direction because he seems to know what the source of the problem is and doesn't seem to be bothered by it.
     
    Bog, Aug 28, 2008
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  5. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Well, he specifically said he doesn't believe he has hardware problem and hoping a BIOS update will stop the beep, even though both BIOS error code and Lenovo PC-Doctor are telling him otherwise. He didn't say he is not bothered by it. For the record, I did read his post completely before I made that reply.

    :eek:
     
    stewie, Aug 28, 2008
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    bluenote78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for your replies, stewie and bog.

    i still don't know what the problem is, but i guess i can live with it for now... although of course it would be ideal to fix it, so i don't end up with a bigger problem down the road.

    best,

    jeff
     
    bluenote78, Sep 2, 2008
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    Have you tried running the ThinkVantage maintinence test?
    That might help you identify a problem with your machine if there is one.
     
    SonDa5, Sep 3, 2008
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    "Parallel Port"? is your on a dock? Don't think T61 has a Parallel Port built-in. Stil have warranty? Get Lenovo to help.
     
    T61W2008, Sep 3, 2008
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    As mentioned, I ran the comprehensive Lenovo PC-Doctor, and identified the problem: Command and Data Port LPT 1 failed. This failure is consistent with the beep code of one long and two short beeps that I receive at startup.

    I'm not using a docking station.

    I called Lenovo support, but was not at all impressed with the technical knowledge of the person I spoke to.

    I used Diskeeper's Boot-time Defrag prior to the occurence of this problem and am now wondering if this process corrupted my boot manager, even though I performed a chkdsk first.

    Any suggestions are much appreciated!

    Jeff
     
    bluenote78, Sep 3, 2008
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  10. SonDa5

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    Maby it's time to do a reboot?

    Save your data and reboot.

    That might work.
     
    SonDa5, Sep 3, 2008
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