beeps during early boot phase

#1

I have a 5 year-old Aptiva E-series 520 running Windows98. It's used by my
kids. All of sudden, it started to beep (non-stop) during boot phase before
the OS is loaded. Once OS starts to load, it stops. I did not notice any
other problems or performance issue with the computer. Does anyone know
what is causing these beeps and how to fix it?

#2

JKC wrote:

Quote:

I have a 5 year-old Aptiva E-series 520 running Windows98. It's used by my
kids. All of sudden, it started to beep (non-stop) during boot phase before
the OS is loaded. Once OS starts to load, it stops. I did not notice any
other problems or performance issue with the computer. Does anyone know
what is causing these beeps and how to fix it?

Hi,
It could be the lithium battery...

#3

Quote:

It could be the lithium battery...

Aren't they NiCd? : )

#4

obs | don't email me wrote:

Quote:

It could be the lithium battery...

Aren't they NiCd? : )

? Nickel-Cadmium?

#5

Quote:

It could be the lithium battery...

Aren't they NiCd? : )

? Nickel-Cadmium?

Yeah. Lithium would be overkill for a BIOS
battery.

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