What means 12 short beeps at startup - HEWLETT-PACKARD Probook 4530S

Two beeps is usually the video card.
Do you have a spare video card to change out?
This is why people keep obsolete PCI video cards for just such tests.

That depends on the manufacturer of the unit. Go to their website or Google the start up beep codes for your unit to get the info you need.

Beeps on a Dell mean different things, how many beeps are there and are they long or short? Most common is the stick(s) of Ram are faulty or need reseating

I'm not sure what 12 short beeps mean, but it indicates something is wrong with the hardware. Check your ram sticks. Found under a panel on the bottom of your laptop. If you have 2, take one out, try to boot, then swap them.

There are other reasons for beep codes, but they tend to be much worse & less likely.

Beep Codes
Beep signal Additional indicators Meaning








one long, two short beeps

• System board failure
• Video adapter problem
• LCD assembly failure

dear 1 beep and 3 short that mean vega card not found take it out and clean his port then plug it again thank you

One beep means everything posted right
I would start with the video card and pull
it out of socket then reinsert it you could
have a bad card or bad cable or the
mother board cant handle vcard

No Beeps






Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose Peripherals
One Beep Everything is normal and Computer POSTed fine Two Beeps POST/CMOS Error One Long Beep, One Short Beep Motherboard Problem One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps Video Problem One Long Beep, Three Short Beeps Video Problem Three Long Beeps Keyboard Error Repeated Long Beeps Memory Error Continuous Hi-Lo Beeps CPU Overheating

First you need to know which BIOS you have and how many beeps it is producing... these beeps are the POST - Power On Self Test. They tell us if there are problems such as missing keyboard, video card not working, memory faults etc...

Then you need to go to the appropriate BIOS site and see what the number of beeps mean.

If it is a single beep - it means all is well...
As you are not getting anything more you should check to see if the Hard Drive (HD) light flashes - if so - the HD is probably operating ok and loading your system but there is either a problem with your monitor or video card... borrow another monitor and see if that helps...

But it all depends on the number of beeps you get and what kind - long and short beeps (like morse code).

If this helped you at all please vote!

On startup beep how many beep do you hear?


1 short beep
Normal POST - system is ok 2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem 1 long, 1 short beep System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card

Hope it Help you out ^_^

try to open your cpu, and fix some hardware inside, maybe theres something lose there like video card or your RAM, i encountered also that problem. try to do this.maybe it can help.