5.2 – CPU Memory & Power Issues

Question 1

Power-on Self Test [POST] beeps

Answer 1

Checks a computer’s internal hardware [CPU, video card, memory stick] for compatibility & connection before starting the remainder of the boot process

Question 2

Passes the POST

Answer 2

the computer may give a SINGLE BEEP
—Hardware functional
—NO BEEP = modern

Question 3

Fails the POST

Answer 3

• computer may generate a beep code telling the user the source of the problem
  —Different beeps for different problems
• Every manufacturer of motherboards have different beep codes