3 short beep sound and a black screen on Mac computer

[techalpha69]

Hi. Can anyone help me with this problem. When i start my Mac Destop computer i get a blank screen and i get 3 short beep. What do you think is the problem? Pls anyone.

 

[Tedster]

try the bios beep guide in the guides forum if it has an intel based motherboard.

 

[SNGX1275]

What model? Maybe the Intel Mac Pros will beep, but I didn't think any of them did.

 

[DelJo63]

class Mac tones historically have been a Major chord for ok vs a Minor chord arpeggio for failures

 

[captaincranky]

3 short beeps is "Intel-ese" for a memory fault.

Don't know if that applies here, but on the other hand, bad memory will give you a nasty old black screen.

 

[SNGX1275]

If I had to guess, I would say that they (any Mac) will not throw a 3 beep error. Thats too PC like for Apple to allow, so I'm interested in what machine this occurred on. Of course the dude has to come back to answer that...

 

[seanc]

Three beeps on a PPC based Mac means it couldn't find any good memory.
I think it's the same on an Intel based Mac as well.

 

[techalpha69]

Hey thanks for all the tips but it was the memory that went bad in the computer

 

[captaincranky]

WOW, No S*** Really...!

Hey thanks for all the tips but it was the memory that went bad in the computer

I'm pretty sure we've been telling you that...! Now, I suppose you you figured it out, right?

3 short beeps is "Intel-ese" for a memory fault.

Don't know if that applies here, but on the other hand, bad memory will give you a nasty old black screen.

Three beeps on a PPC based Mac means it couldn't find any good memory.
I think it's the same on an Intel based Mac as well.

try the bios beep guide in the guides forum if it has an intel based motherboard.