video card error. No video on start-up. Sony vaio all in one PC.

[jmo]

Anyone know how to fix this error. I get 1 long beep and 2 short beeps at start-up and no video but I get sound? Anyone know a cost effective way to fix this?

 

[Mellon Head]

That beep code means that there is a video controller failure. It's unlikely that it's anything that can be fixed by anyone but a service technician.

Unless you have a removable graphics card in that rig.

What is the model number?

 

[jmo]

sony vaio all in one desktop pc model number- vgc-lt28e

Thanks,

J

 

[Faladu]

That's a 2007 built system, so salvage the HD/data and buy a new one is what I would do, it's lasted longer than expected.

I got suspicious when SONY mentioned Vista and looked at the driver/bios updates to determine the likely year of origin.