From: b91926@fnclub.fnal.gov (David Sachs)
Subject: Re: What's that chime?
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In article <1993Apr22.055150.28215@nmt.edu>, changw@nmt.edu (willie* chang) writes:
|> It happened to my classic ii once.  At startup, after the usual powerup
|> tone, there were chimes (kinda like do(1st)-mi(1st)-sol(1st)-do(2nd) or
|> 1st C - 1st E - 1st G - 2nd C on the music scale), and it hanged before
|> giving the happy mac.  I had to re-powerup.
|> 
|> This was asked before but I can't remember the answer.  I've tried to
|> find the answer from the faqs and other ftp sites but to no avail.
|> 
|> Can anyone tell me what those unusual chimes mean?  A spurious memory
|> check error?
|> 
|> Thanks
|> willie*

Those chimes indicate a hardware failure of some type during System startup.

One thing that can cause the chimes is a cable that has become a bit loose. Next time you power down the computer, check that all cables are on tight.