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From: randy@rls.UUCP (Randall L. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Compaq beeps ...
Summary: Yes it is normal.
Keywords: compaq,boot,error
Message-ID: <10374@rls.UUCP>
Date: 24 Nov 89 19:33:05 GMT
References: <42@blender.UUCP> <1047@kannel.lut.fi>
Organization: The Internet
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In article <1047@kannel.lut.fi>, suominen@kannel.lut.fi (Juha Suominen) writes:
> I use a Compaq SLT/286 portable. It beeps always twice when it boots.
> It has always done that. I think it is normal. (Actually, I *hope*...)

Yes, it is normal.  It is telling you that it is starting up in the
faster of the two speeds it runs.  E.g. 8 Mhz instead of 6 Mhz for a
6/8 Mhz Compaq 286, or 12 Mhz instead of 8 Mhz for a 8/12 Mhz Compaq.

If it beeps once, its saying I'm starting in the lower speed.  Hope this
helps.

Cheers!

- randy

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