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From: mikem@copper.WR.TEK.COM (Mike Mihalik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Compaq beeps ...
Summary: compaq beeps
Keywords: compaq,boot,error
Message-ID: <964@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM>
Date: 7 Dec 89 18:30:45 GMT
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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*...)
> 
> Juha Suominen

It beeps twice when the processor clock rate is set the fastest, and
once when the clock rate is the slowest. I don't think this is
documented; I found it by trial and error. See docs on mode speed
command.

Mike Mihalik