[SWLUG] Getting old machine working

[pbhj]

Neil is spot on with the beeps ... they are bios error codes, and are 
specific to the bios your comp has, if you know that then have a look on 
Google and you should get a specific error. Like Neil says - usually 
memory. For IBM it seems continuous means that the mobo is fried, but 
for others it might mean a PCI card is loose or somesuch.

http://www.google.com/search?q=bios+error+codes+continuous&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official 
<http://www.google.com/search?q=bios+error+codes+continuous&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official>

If you need to diagnose further, remove everything from the mobo (except 
CPU and power) and start adding bits in gradually, cycling power each 
time, until you find the culprit.

HTH

pbhj

linlist2 at nwjones.demon.co.uk wrote:

>My current desktop is not working. I don't really know what is wrong and it is old and pr0bably beyond economic repair (800 mhz). It beeps contuniaully on swithc on. REplaced battery no effect.
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>I have an older machine 200 mhz which I may want to press into service.
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>If I take the linux disk out of my current non-functioning machine and put it into my old machine what problems may I encounter. Alan suggested since the processor may be different ( it is I believe an old Cyrix chip I may need to do something to the kernel.) 
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>I may want to look at getting an second hand machine via ebay.
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>Ancy advice on swapping disks around machines would be welcome.
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>Current non- functioning mahcine 3 hds
> 1 windows 
>and 2 others running SUSE 9.
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>Neil
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