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From: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: SE/30 Problem, Need Help!
Message-ID: <2673@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM>
Date: 6 Jun 90 18:56:47 GMT
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In article <4217.266c09ed@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> xzoy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
>I am having a problem with my SE/30. When I turn it on, it makes the 
>usual turn on beeping noise.   Then it makes a four-tone musical noise.
>While it makes the noises, the screen lights up to its normal grey, but
>with about 3/4 inch black upper and lower margins. Then it just sits.
>I let it sit for about 2 hours last night with no results. The machine has
>5 megs of RAM and an external hard disk. I have detached the hard
>Thanks, Tonya Byard

	Depending on the particular melody, it means a hardware failure
	of some sort. If the tones are in ascending order, chances are
	its a RAM failure which could mean a bad SIMM module, or possibly
	a simple fix by merely re-seating the simms in the sockets. 

	Hopefully you have a simple fix. Otherwise its off to the dealer
	to have them figure out the specific problem. Which they should
	be able to recognize if they are worth their salt at all from
	the start up error sounds.

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