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I have old IBM Thinkpad R31. It boots up and Windows XP working normal, but all the time I hear 3 short beeps continuously. ???
Andres
Posted 2010-10-23T13:06:34.233
Reputation: 71
3 short beeps continuously
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You can find the meaning of beep errors here: Lenovo Support. To be specific:
3 short beeps Post error
3 long beeps System POST: Critical Thermal
Jakub Konecki
Posted 2010-10-23T13:06:34.233
Reputation: 360
1Hmm... 3 short beeps would be a POST error so I doubt that Windows would actually boot successfully. 3 Long beeps means some type of thermal problem, so maybe that's it? – joeqwerty – 2010-10-23T13:26:39.323
@joeqwerty, agree. Seems like some cleaning of the cooler fan is required. – o.k.w – 2010-10-23T15:21:36.343
So it beeps 3 times continously all the time even while booted into Windows? – o.k.w – 2010-10-23T13:10:56.960
Does it beep before/during the boot? – harrymc – 2010-10-23T13:17:32.983