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Yesterday when i turned on my PC, heard two beeps coming from my PC. What do they mean? I have a Pheonix BIOS chip. here are some other information you might need:

Brand name: HP
Model number: Pavilion a210n
Primary HDD: Western Digital 160gig (Upgraded from Maxtor 80gig)
Secondary HDD: Seagate 100gig (Add on)
Primary optical drive: Samsung DVD-ROM
Secondary optical drive: I/O Magic DVD-RW (Upgraded from CD-RW)
CPU: Intel(R) Celeron @ 2500 Mhz
Memory Installed: 512 MB (2x256) (upgraded from 256mb)
Chipset: Intel 2560 rev 3
OS: Windows XP Home edition
ACPI Revision: 1.0
BIOS Date: 04/25/03
BIOS Type: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
BIOS ID: 31891.HPD.0000.D.0304251530
BIOS ROM In Socket: No

Imperial GLVE board. Chances are the board is dead. Check inside and look for symptoms like these:

http://www.badcaps.net

I checked the board for leaking and bulging caps. I did not see any of those and the board still boots up fine. It was only that one time i heard those beeps, but i havent heard them back.

Be glad you don't hear them anymore.

They do mean something though. Search the Internet for "Beep Codes" and such....see what matches up with your BIOS.

Thanks.

I went to phoenix.com and found documentation on my BIOS and found that the beeps were for a checksum error. Is a checksum error nothing to worry about or is it a big issue?

Hey...sometimes random stuff happens for no apparent reason.

Just keep your eyes open for repeat instances.

Thanks.

replace the CMOS battery if you want to be safe. Officially they should last between 3 and 10 years but your mileage may vary...

What kind of battery does the CMOS use?

3V lithium ion coin cell, model CR2032