The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Vaio VGN-AR71ZU Wont Boot

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ncgreyfriars, Jul 26, 2011.

  1. ncgreyfriars

    ncgreyfriars Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Can anybody help me

    I have a Vaio VGN-AR71ZU which has just stopped

    When i switch on after about 2 seconds i get 1 Long beep and 2 short beeps

    No info on screen

    I have tried removing the Ram stil no joy

    I then removed the 2 HDD and reformatted in a another pc and loaded OS

    Still No joy

    I have removed the DVD still no joy

    I therefore thought it must be a a faulty motherboard

    So i have replaced motherboard still no joy

    I then took 2 memory modules out of a Toshiba Laptop that was also DDR2 but a total of 3 GB instead of 4 still No joy

    Can anybody advise what i should do next as i am running out of ideas

    Many Thanks

    Neil
     
    ncgreyfriars, Jul 26, 2011
    #1
  2. samozen

    samozen Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    23
    Messages:
    145
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    have you miss up with bios??
     
    samozen, Jul 26, 2011
    #2
  3. ncgreyfriars

    ncgreyfriars Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thank you for your reply however i am confused the Pc came with Vista Ultimate

    Are you saying i have to clear the Bios if so how do i do it
     
    ncgreyfriars, Jul 26, 2011
    #3