System starts with 3 beeps and there is no display on screen

[deepakgera1]

Hello,
When i started my laptop this morning it gave three beeps and there was no display.I turned it off and restarted it but again i got three beeps.I didn't turned the laptop off and left for office.When i came back in evening and restarted it,it worked fine. Is there anything i can do to check what happened ?
I have Sony vio FZ-17G.It has core2duo T7300 processor,1GB ram and NVIDIA GeForce 8400GTGpu.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section Graphics & Displays to section Laptops & Notebooks by Mousemonkey

 

[WR2]

Hello deepakgera1;

3 beeps, you say? Can you match your beeps with these codes?

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[deepakgera1]

Hello deepakgera1;

3 beeps, you say? Can you match your beeps with these codes?
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Thanks for reply WR2.
Yeah it is second one in ur table 1long 2 short. The thing is after the beeps there is no display but window boots up,i can hear the booting sound.Then i have to shut down the laptop 3-4 times.Some times it works some time it doesnt.Not sure what is happening.

 

[legendkiller]

Take your laptop apart and check the videocard, it may be damaged or it's not plugged in correctly...

 

[WR2]

THG article: Report: All Nvidia G84/G86 Chips Defective
This probably applies to your NVIDIA GeForce 8400GTM graphics card.

 

[deepakgera1]

Take your laptop apart and check the videocard, it may be damaged or it's not plugged in correctly...

It is integrated in circuit board.How can I check ? any ideas?

 

[deepakgera1]

THG article: Report: All Nvidia G84/G86 Chips Defective
This probably applies to your NVIDIA GeForce 8400GTM graphics card.

Yeah may be it does.I found a article on sony website saying that these cards may or may not be defective.I contacted sony customer support,as expected no help from them.They are saying i have to replace complete board.Is there any solution u can suggest?

 

[WR2]

Sony is correct. Only a motherboard replacement will correct the fault.
You'll need to carefully evaluate the cost of repair against the cost of a new laptop.

 

[deepakgera1]

Sony is correct. Only a motherboard replacement will correct the fault.
You'll need to carefully evaluate the cost of repair against the cost of a new laptop.

okay.
Thanks for taking out time and replying.