What does three system beeps mean on a d900c

I just got a d900c and it appears to be broken. When I turn it on it makes three system beeps and the screen does not turn on. All of the function keys appear to work but the screen does not turn on. I have had it turn on once or twice but after 10 minutes or so it freezes and goes back to just giving three beeps.

It almost sounds like something is just loose to me but I dont know what the error code means and I cant find it online. If its as simple as making sure something is tight in its slot in order to fix my problem I would prefer not to exchange the laptop for a new one.

 

hmmm... sounds like something needs to be reseated.

remove the battery and AC power

Try to reseat the following (in order):
- RAM
- Wifi card & TV Tuner
- CPU
- GPU

 

could be a loose heatsink on the cpu if im not wrong, which cause it to overheat in seconds, and the laptop turns off right away so save the cpu...? (just a guess) just reseat everything like gophn said.

 

Three beeps (if im not mistaken is a stuck key) check your keyboard.

Edit: Found this it may help.

Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes

These audio codes are a little more detailed then the AMI codes. This BIOS emits three sets of beeps. For example, 1 -pause- 3 -pause 3 -pause. This is a 1-3-3 combo and each set of beeps is separated by a brief pause. Listen to this sequence of sounds, count them, and reboot and count again if you have to.


1-1-3 Your computer can't read the configuration info stored in the CMOS. Replace the motherboard.
1-1-4 Your BIOS needs to be replaced.
1-2-1 You have a bad timer chip on the motherboard. You need a new motherboard.
1-2-2 The motherboard is bad.
1-2-3 The motherboard is bad.
1-3-1 You'll need to replace the motherboard.
1-3-3 You'll need to replace the motherboard.
1-3-4 The motherboard is bad.
1-4-1 The motherboard is bad.
1-4-2 Some of your memory is bad.
2-_-_ Any combo of beeps after two means that some of your memory is bad, and unless you want to get real technical, you should probably have the guys in the lab coats test the memory for you. Take it to the shop.
3-1-_ One of the chips on your motherboard is broken. You'll likely need to get another board.
3-2-4 One of the chips on your motherboard that checks the keyboard is broken. You'll likely need to get another board.
3-3-4 Your computer can't find the video card. Is it there? If so, try swapping it with another one and see if it works.
3-4-_ Your video card isn't working. You'll need to replace it.
4-2-1 There's a bad chip on the motherboard. You need to buy another board.
4-2-2 First check the keyboard for problems. If nothing, you have a bad motherboard.
4-2-3 Same as 4-2-2.
4-2-4 One of the cards is bad. Try yanking out the cards one by one to isolate the culprit. Replace the bad one. The last possibility is to buy another motherboard.
4-3-1 Replace the motherboard.
4-3-2 See 4-3-1
4-3-3 See 4-3-1
4-3-4 Time of day clock failure. Try running the setup program that comes with the computer. Check the date and time. If that doesn't work, replace the battery. If that doesn't work, replace the power supply. You may have to replace the motherboard, but that is rare.
4-4-1 Your serial ports are acting up. Reseat, or replace, the I/O card. If the I/O is on the motherboard itself, disable them with a jumper (consult your manual to know which one) and then add an I/O card.
4-4-2 See 4-4-1, but this time is your Parallel port that's acting up.
4-4-3 You math coprocessor is having problems. Run a test program to double-check it. If it is indeed bad, disable it, or replace it.
Low 1-1-2 Your motherboard is having problems
Low 1-1-3 This is an Extended CMOS RAM problem, check your motherboard battery, and motherboard.

 

Ok, I've reseated the CPU, GPU, and RAM and it has not made a difference. I am pretty sure it is a problem with either the GPU or the MXM socket though because the computer seems to be working fine besides the screen. All of the function combos seem to perform their job and if I wait a little while it spins up the cd-rom to read my windows disk.

It doesn't seem like the keyboard because if i do hold a key down then it starts to beep at me like normal.

The error code would be a simple 1-1-1 with the phoenix designations. It just gives three half second beeps and then remains silent.

Looks like I have to give rj-tech a call to just exchange it. Its still in the 15 day period... I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a real simple fix before shipping it back.

 

Have you tried to connect the notebook to an external monitor?

And have you tried to use the Display Toggle (Fn+F7) while its on?

 

Yep tried both to no avail. The fact that sometimes I can get it to work correctly for a few minutes before freezing makes me think something is loose. But after pulling and reseating the video card twice nothing has changed.

Update: changing the video card to the other mxm slot fixes the beeping but not the screen. I'm guessing there is an issue with the primary mxm slot on my laptop.

 

If thats the case, I would RMA it.