In a message on Monday 01-07-16 Ed Vance said to All:   
      
   GE Ed,   
      
   EV> I can't remember if this computer ever Beeped when I've turned it   
   EV> On.   
      
   Some do, others don't. There is often a setting in either the BIOS, or   
   in your case XP, that may be set on/off.   
      
   EV> I've wondered if the Button Battery on the Motherboard may be the   
   EV> trouble maker?   
      
   As long as the time on the clock is correct, and date is correct, when   
   you start up, the culprit is not the battery.   
      
      
   73 de Sam, OH0NC   
      
   aka Holger   
      
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