4-5 beeps but no post/display...

tjc · 14 May 2010 at 18:17

Hi all.

Unfortunately it seems I have a slight problem of some kind.

Was using the pc last night and all was well... running 100%.

This morning when I went to boot up all I`m getting is 4-5 beeps and no post or display.

I`ve tried swapping the ram sticks about and testing one stick at a time etc but still the same.

Also removed the graphics card and re-seated it but still the same.

Have checked various cables etc, all seems fine in that department too.

The fan is turning on the graphics card and by looking at it, it seems to be working fine. The mobo`s green light is on too.

Specs are:

Asus M3A78 Pro mobo
8800GTS
CoolerMaster 620w
AMD Athlon +6000 cpu
2x2gb of OCZ PC2 6400 ram

If anybody has any suggestions as to what my problem could be I`d very much appreciate some help.

Does it sound like a dead graphics card?

Hope not...

Cheers

tj

Crowort · 14 May 2010 at 18:45

Does the onboard vga work? You might need to reset the cmos too have it load graphics via the onboard vga.

tjc · 14 May 2010 at 21:26

Thanks for the reply Crowort

Mmm...

How do I reset the cmos then?

I remember reading about that a while ago but kinda forgotten now.

I`ll have a look in the mobo manual.

If you or anybody else has any other suggestions please post them up.

Crowort · 15 May 2010 at 23:28

Power off your PC, remove the cmos battery for about a min, put it back in, boot up.

racerboy59 · 15 May 2010 at 23:52

If you have the motherboard manual it might have a section on troubleshooting and beep codes. Each manufacturers codes are different btw. As another suggestion do you have a spare PC or friend that can lend you theirs to test your stuff in? Could also be power supply failing or motherboard.