T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes boot

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T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes boot

#1 Post by dontell1 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:43 am

T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes bootup. Everything works ok after boot process. Any help?
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Re: T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes boot

#2 Post by Neil » Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:30 pm

Have you replaced the original hard drive?
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Re: T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes boot

#3 Post by dontell1 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:50 pm

Yes I did
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Re: T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes boot

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:10 pm

In that case it probably tells you that you have "Error 2010" (for non-IBM approved hard drive), but continues to boot after 1 beep and a few seconds.
Nothing to worry about.
But now you can update your BIOS and get rid of that beep AND the Error 2010.
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Re: T43 Model 1871 FU1 1 Beep at post. System completes boot

#5 Post by dontell1 » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:56 pm

Thank you very much...All went well..... :)
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