My thinkpad makes 1 beep followed by 3 more other beeps. Nothing shows up on the screen

Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes 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

how many beeps you have?if three short beeps its you RAM failure..try to reinsert you RAM or replaced it a new RAM..if theres a long beep..its your video card..

Check if your RAMs are properly seated on their slots and make sure if the connectors are free from dust, rust or corrosion.

do you know the make and version of your BIOS?

• 1 long and 1 short beep = bad motherboard
• 1 short and nothing else happens= disk drive/video related problem.
• 1 long and to short beeps = bad video card
• 1 continuous beep or non-stop short beeps= bad power supply
• 3 short beeps = bad memory

if you can tell what you are trying to do i may be able to help further.

That is likely. The beeps represent an error code. You might try borrowing an external monitor plugged into your laptop to see if anything shows on that screen when it boots up.

Hi John. If you already swaped the Memory, it's the video card. I'm giving you what the beep means according to the different types of BIOS, because basically Ascent is a clone PC. I hope it helps.
(you will have to open the computer to see the BIOS type.)

BIOS AWARD

1 long beep and 2 shorts -- Video error
2 short beeps -- non-fatal error.
1 beep corto -- OK.

BIOS AMI

1 short beep -- Memory error.
2 short beeps -- ECC error.
3 short beeps -- Memory error.
4 short beeps -- change atery
5 beeps cortos -- bad processor.
6 beeps cortos -- bad keyboard.
7 beeps cortos -- video memory bad.
8 beeps cortos -- video bad.
BIOS PHOENIX

1-1-2 beeps -- Problem with cpu/motherboard.
1-1-3 beeps -- Cmos issue.
3-4-1 beeps -- Video issue.

BIOS IBM

1 short beep -- Post normal, ok!.
2 short beeps -- POST error, will show on screen.
NO beep -- CPU issue or Expansion card issue
1 long and 1 short -- motherboard error.
1 long and 2 shorts -- Video issue.
1 long and 3 shorts --EGA video issue.
3 longs -- Keyboard error.

Hello

Have you tried swapping out ram modules? This would probably be the cheapest. And, a faulty ram module gives a beep code. Try it, and let me know.

Kind regards
Andrea

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-46018.html

diid u change memory or something it means that some hardware is not compatible or broken lik memory mostly it because of that

• Bad video card - 1 long and 2 short beeps
• Bad power supply - 1) continuous beeps, 2) non-stop short beeps
• Bad memory - 3 short beeps
• Bad Motherboard - 1 long and 1 short beep
• Disk drive related problem / Video card problem - 1 short beep then nothing happens