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TP 570 - Beep / no beep symptoms

Applicable to: World-Wide

The following information is intended for IBM Dealers and Authorized Servicers only. Customers attempting to follow any of the procedures below may void their warranty.

Beep symptoms


Symptom / error

FRU / action in sequence

One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD.

1. Reseat the LCD connector
2. LCD assembly
3. System board

One long and two short beeps, and a blank or unreadable LCD.

1. System board
2. LCD assembly

Two short beeps with error codes.

POST error. See Numeric error codes.

Two short beeps with blank screen.

1. System board


No beep symptoms


Symptom / error

FRU / action in sequence

No beep, power-on indicator on, LCD blank, and no POST

1. Ensure that every connector is connected tightly and correctly
2. DIMM
3. System board

No beep, power-on indicator on, and LCD blank during POST

1. Reseat DIMM
2. System board

No beep, during POST but system runs correctly

1. Speaker





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Date Created

07-05-99

Last Updated

07-05-99

Revision Date

08-05-2000

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IBM ThinkPad

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ThinkPad 570

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