Laptop is dead..

RoDDerz · 02-27-2008, 05:50 PM

Today i tried to turn on my laptop but it booted to a black screen and beeped 3 times. Once long, and 2 short then turned off again.

Does anyone know what the beeps signify, what component is broken?

thanks a lot

Homenet · 02-27-2008, 05:51 PM

The beeps can signify a lot of things, gonna need to know the make and model of the laptop to find out exactly what.

Langers2k7 · 02-27-2008, 06:01 PM

That, to me, sounds like a video card fault.

RoDDerz · 02-27-2008, 06:04 PM

its an HP dv2053ea

langers, would the video card be completly broken u think?

Langers2k7 · 02-27-2008, 07:06 PM

It's likely, although not certain. I know nothing about laptops though but going on my knowledge of desktops I would say that you should try another video card (if possible) and go from there.

RoDDerz · 02-27-2008, 07:28 PM

ok, i'm pretty sure the gfx card is a built in one. Does anyone know if there will be any extra slots for a second card?

camel lips · 02-29-2008, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoDDerz

ok, i'm pretty sure the gfx card is a built in one. Does anyone know if there will be any extra slots for a second card?

No but replacing that one should be easy.

Homenet · 02-29-2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camel lips

No but replacing that one should be easy.

Not sure about that, I cant find the spec for his laptop but im pretty sure its gonna be an onboard graphics chip, in which case you've got no chance of replacing unless your an expert in soldering.

camel lips · 02-29-2008, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homenet

Not sure about that, I cant find the spec for his laptop but im pretty sure its gonna be an onboard graphics chip, in which case you've got no chance of replacing unless your an expert in soldering.

That I am.

**The_Other_One** · 02-29-2008, 11:23 AM

That is the typical video error beep... I can't ever recall hearing it from a laptop, though.

As others said, you could probably replace the GPU if you look around hard enough. Assuming your particular laptop has a dedicated/removable GPU of some sort, there might be a GPU you could get off ebay to swap out. However, you must be sure it's made to work specifically with your laptop.

Do you have any idea what your GPU was originally? Intel GMA? Radeon Mobility? Nvidia Geforce?

02-27-2008, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
RoDDerz Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 72	Laptop is dead.. Today i tried to turn on my laptop but it booted to a black screen and beeped 3 times. Once long, and 2 short then turned off again. Does anyone know what the beeps signify, what component is broken? thanks a lot

02-27-2008, 05:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Homenet Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 270	The beeps can signify a lot of things, gonna need to know the make and model of the laptop to find out exactly what. __________________ ----Get paid to search!----

02-27-2008, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Langers2k7 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Age: 16 Posts: 212	That, to me, sounds like a video card fault. __________________ *My Rig* CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 Cedar Mill @ 4.54ghz MoBo: Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3 Rev 3.3 HSF: AC Freezer 7 Pro Memory: 2gb Corsair XMS2 800mhz GPU: XFX 8800GTS 320mb HDD: 750gb Samsung Spinpoint F1 and 2x 160gb WD PSU: 500w Jeantech O/S: Windows XP Pro Dual 17" TFTs

02-27-2008, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Langers2k7 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Age: 16 Posts: 212	It's likely, although not certain. I know nothing about laptops though but going on my knowledge of desktops I would say that you should try another video card (if possible) and go from there. __________________ *My Rig* CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 Cedar Mill @ 4.54ghz MoBo: Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3 Rev 3.3 HSF: AC Freezer 7 Pro Memory: 2gb Corsair XMS2 800mhz GPU: XFX 8800GTS 320mb HDD: 750gb Samsung Spinpoint F1 and 2x 160gb WD PSU: 500w Jeantech O/S: Windows XP Pro Dual 17" TFTs

02-29-2008, 11:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,362	That is the typical video error beep... I can't ever recall hearing it from a laptop, though. As others said, you could probably replace the GPU if you look around hard enough. Assuming your particular laptop has a dedicated/removable GPU of some sort, there might be a GPU you could get off ebay to swap out. However, you must be sure it's made to work specifically with your laptop. Do you have any idea what your GPU was originally? Intel GMA? Radeon Mobility? Nvidia Geforce? __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

02-27-2008, 06:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
RoDDerz Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 72	its an HP dv2053ea langers, would the video card be completly broken u think?

02-27-2008, 07:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
RoDDerz Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 72	ok, i'm pretty sure the gfx card is a built in one. Does anyone know if there will be any extra slots for a second card?

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