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Hi,

I think you can check this beep codes list so you know what could be the problem of the machine.

1 short DRAM refresh failure
2 short Parity circuit failure
3 short Base 64K RAM failure
4 short System timer failure
5 short Process failure
6 short Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short Virtual mode exception error
8 short Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short Display/Retrace test failed

Beep codes may vary every different computer manufacturer. Hope it helps.

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Hi,
Depending on your beep code, this might be a hardware problem. Please refer here for a bit of details.
Hope this will give you a place to start.

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