[Discuss] OT - HDD light blinks in a pattern with audio before bootup

[epp at sillydog.org (Edward)]

On 11/11/21 10:07, Edward wrote:
> On 11/11/21 09:23, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> Not sure. If you hit esc in the splash screen you will see text. And 
>> you will see where it stopped. There are 4 processes
>> 1. Post. This is the bios.
>> 2. Kernel and drivers. This usually takes a few seconds
>> 3. System Daemons. This should be quick.
>> 4. Everything else not kernel related including the desktop.
>>
>> Step 4 is probably where you are blocking.
>>
>> If you don't post. The issue is on the MB. Could be a plugin card or 
>> memory.
>> If the kernel fails you will get a crash notice
>
>
> I didn't think to hit ESC, as I recalled one of the F keys brought up 
> a terminal, which didn't occur when I tried them, but it booted up 
> fine (with the described HDD light pattern) this morning.

To update this, the HDD light pattern still occurs before POST/BIOS, but 
the popping sound from the speakers in-sync with the light pattern, no 
longer occurs.


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