Tech Topics - Computer POST and Beep Codes

Hello, again I'm Rodney Reynolds from 3DGameMan.com. The next question is what are POST and Beep Codes? Well, first of all Post stands for Power on Self Test and it’s something that your motherboard goes through every time you turn it on. It’s a fantastic general way of figuring out if there is a problem. Some of the boards have POST displays and if it doesn’t have a POST display it will automatically tell you in a number of beeps as to what's going on and you need to refer to your user manual to figure out exactly what the problem is. It’s a general diagnostic tool but it’s really good, first for example when you're installing all of your hardware and you turn your computer system on and if it doesn’t start, you could look at the POST display or hear the number of beeps and kind of point you in the right direction and still what the problem might be. Hope this answers your question and keep your questions coming.

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