Beep! Beep! Beep! Hmmm..!! What could that sound be? Or it could simply be Beep!

The beep or beeps we hear normally occur when we turn our computers on before the operating system loads. These beeps occur at POST (Power On Self Test). It normally indictaes that a particular check was successful, ususally that the memory is okay (you get a single beep). If you get multiple beeps and the computer does not go beyond the POST stage, you have got a problem. Generally it means either there is no memory present or your memory is bad.

If you have more than one memory sticks, this is what you need to do to identify if only one or all of them are defective:

1. Pull out all of the memory modules.
2. Place one of them in Slot 1 and turn on the computer. If it is good, the computer will boot okay.
3. Repeat Step 2 for the remaining memory sticks.
4. Once you have identified the bad one, discard it and get a new one.

If you do not have any memory in your computer, simply buy some and put in it. Then you are good to go.