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From: scottn@cpqhou.UUCP (Scott Nesbitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Compaq 286e beep answer
Keywords: compaq 286 beep error
Message-ID: <502@cpqhou.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jan 90 06:00:00 GMT
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Any beeps in excess of the two short ones indicate an error.
In this case, the three long beeps mean that the BIST, or
built in self test, failed.  I advise you to run full Compaq
diags.