I get 5 long beeps when I turn on my HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1204 Desktop PC I have re seated everythig in it turned it on with and without the ram and have taken the motherborad battey in and out and still the same problem anybody have a clue what is...
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If you have two sticks of memory try taking one out and start it. If it beeps again try the other stick. Repeat for each stick if more
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I've also had this issue...it's very annoying, those loud beeps as soon as you turn it on. I'd love to know if this can be remedied as well!
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I think the sound hardware is integral to the mother board. When I had the box open there was no sound card that I could see. As to what the chip set is please ask HP that. Any sound is likely to be low end. My wife used the machine and she is not a critical listener. She understood it was low end and was satisfied with that. I didn't intend to answer until I thought a bit about it. Hope this helps.
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I also just bought the laptop and I am hearing this weird clicking sounds constantly! I called tech support and they said it was part of the HDD Protection Settings, so I turned it off and the noise stopped briefly but came back. I think I will have to call again because this is noisier than the 2007 laptop I had before. If it doesn't stop I will return the laptop.
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I have the same version but with a metal chassis and noticed this whine. I'm going to look into a replacement. It makes the noise about 20 seconds after plugging in the power.
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Yes. Also this desktop has a problem of making a loud humming noise, check with other reviewers, this seems to be a common occurrence.
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HERE HERE HERE! For some reason, it flat out refuses to work, or if it does theres a lot of static. Not sure if its a mobo or case issue though.
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I agree with Jamieb, However Once the motherboard completes its post the device will continue to monitor the board. But it may not report the problem until you reboot. On a side note being a laptop if a virus has been ruled out I would insure that the fan is operating. And if it is older than 3 years old the thermal paste on the cpu may be getting weak and your cpu may be over heating.I paid $60.00 usd to have fan replaced and new thermal paste applied to a HP G series unit which had the same symptoms. The board did not report the problem. Hope that helps. Good Luck a competent honest technician will do wonders. I agree with Jamieb, However Once the motherboard completes its post the device will continue to monitor the board. But it may not report the problem until you reboot. On a side note being a laptop if a virus has been ruled out I would insure that the fan is operating. And if it is older than 3 years old the thermal paste on the cpu may be getting weak and your cpu may be over heating.I paid $60.00 usd to have fan replaced and new thermal paste applied to a HP G series unit which had the same symptoms. The board did not report the problem. Hope that helps. Good Luck a competent honest... » Read More I agree with Jamieb, However Once the motherboard completes its post the device will continue to monitor the board. But it may not report the problem until you reboot. On a side note being a laptop if a virus has been ruled out I would insure that the fan is operating. And if it is older than 3 years old the thermal paste on the cpu may be getting weak and your cpu may be over heating.I paid $60.00 usd to have fan replaced and new thermal paste applied to a HP G series unit which had the same symptoms. The board did not report the problem. Hope that helps. Good Luck a competent honest technician will do wonders. « Show Less
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I also just bought the laptop and I am hearing this weird clicking sounds constantly!I called tech support and they said it was part of the HDD Protection Settings, so I turned it off and the noise stopped briefly but came back. I think I will have to call again because this is noisier than the 2007 laptop I had before.If it doesn't stop I will return the laptop.
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Hi Kathy, This memory is not compatible with the HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1204 desktop. That system requires dual rank 4GB DDR3-1333 memory modules and this memory is a single rank 4GB DDR3-1600 memory module. We no longer manufacture memory that is compatible with that system. You might be able to find the discontinued compatible part number KTH9600B/4G from some online resellers. Thank you for considering Kingston ValueRAM, -Jewel, Kingston US Technical Support
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we never got it running= the power supply kept beeping... I thought we had an issue with the onboard graphics and trying to disable it. we bought a new 550 watt cooler master power supply- the card has its own power connector (in addition to anything it may draw from the bus), most all current supplies will have the proper cord included. So all in all, this HP would not work with the card and a new supply yet it still did not work. This was an HP and they have proprietary BIOS.... We could not really defeat it. We gave up doing this with the HP, bought an ASUS motherboard and an unlocked AMD 8 core CPU, built a rig with spare parts and the coolermaster power supply, and it all rocked just fine. we never got it running= the power supply kept beeping... I thought we had an issue with the onboard graphics and trying to disable it. we bought a new 550 watt cooler master power supply- the card has its own power connector (in addition to anything it may draw from the bus), most all current supplies will have the proper cord included. So all in all, this HP would not work with the card and a new supply yet it still did not work. This was an HP and they have proprietary BIOS.... We could not really defeat it. We gave up doing this with the HP, bought an ASUS... » Read More we never got it running= the power supply kept beeping... I thought we had an issue with the onboard graphics and trying to disable it. we bought a new 550 watt cooler master power supply- the card has its own power connector (in addition to anything it may draw from the bus), most all current supplies will have the proper cord included. So all in all, this HP would not work with the card and a new supply yet it still did not work. This was an HP and they have proprietary BIOS.... We could not really defeat it. We gave up doing this with the HP, bought an ASUS motherboard and an unlocked AMD 8 core CPU, built a rig with spare parts and the coolermaster power supply, and it all rocked just fine. « Show Less
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No. It is one of the quietest computers I've come across. But (there;s always a but) at this time it will not do a restart (requires a shutdown) if there is a USB drive connected. It will hang. I have been told there is a BIOS update coming by the end of March to address this. Other than that it's been an excellent computer.
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I think this HP was made with defective parts, I bouhgt one as a gift for a friend it when he turned it on it blinked and then it shut off and never came back on. We chaned the battery had it diagnosed and it never booted up again. We even contacted HP and they send us CDs to try and fix the problem but it never worked. I also bought the model before this one but thanfully, "knock on wood" i have no complaints. It will 2 years this October since i purhased it. I know for sure the 2000- 2a20NR model is good. Sorry that you are experiencing problems but i hope that this review help others to decide first before buying that 2000-2b20NR model.
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I only had this problem on my first two start up.The fan was very loud, not sure what the problem was.but now i had the laptop for about 2 weeks now it seem like the fan has quite down.
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Not exactly sure where the noise would be coming from. I've had mine for around 2 years and have had no problems. I know a lot about computers. I would check your modem. It may be going bad, and that's what is causing the noise.
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Same issue from my LN46B750 The speakers were replaced along with the mother board....no help. Still on startup....especially after sitting for a while it will buzz for a few seconds and then go away. Have it plugged into a protected power strip.
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Besides the light flashing when you first turn it on, it does beep when the battery is low. It's a different beep than when the monitor is going off. Our batteries have not lasted very long and I've found that it will flash green when I turn it on but will die in the middle of the night so the "low battery" beeping is very helpful!