PC Errors & Solutions

PC Errors & Solutions

1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING Check all the connections likeMonitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card CPU connections.

2. CONTINUOUS THREE BEEPS Problem in RAM Connection.

3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short) Problem in Display Card Connection

4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)

5. CONTINUOS NON-STOP BEEPING Key Board Problem (I.e.; Some Key is pressed forLonger time)

6. FDD LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOSLY Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).

7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply) and then Restart.

8. POWER LED IS OFF


a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection

9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.
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10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.

11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE

a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk Command, then format it to set track 0.

12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWERSUPPLY

a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using pirated software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly

13. DANCING SCREEN

a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem

14. SHAKING SCREEN

a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.

15. CPU CABINET SHOCK

a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.

16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR

a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard Disk may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.

17. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM The System files missing namely Ie; command.com} - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS } - Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time offormatting by using Format c:/u/s

18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR May the file Command.com is corrupted ORInfected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.

19. SHOWING I/O ERROR

a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used forformatting is not valid

20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE

a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISKCommand to correct it.

21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING

a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.

22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)

23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED

a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers

24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board. For Eg: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.

25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING Maythe above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will not make any effect on existing Data).

26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERROR This will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall Operating System.

27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH

a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600for better performance.

28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD andinstall software for the above Device. (Every Device requires driver utility to set active).. .