Beeping on boot - Help!!!

AndyDurrant

AndyDurrant

AndyDurrant

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Hi guys, hoping for some help.

Spec as follows:

- Asus A8N SLi Premium mobo
- AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core (3800 I think)
- Corsair TwinX XMS DDR PC3200 2gb CAS 2 (total, 1gb per stick)
- Leadtek 7800GT PCI-E Gfx Card
- Enermax PSU – Can’t remember spec sorry (will update when get manuals from loft!)
- Seagate Barracuda SATA HDD 160gb
- Zalman fan on CPU
- Lian-Li PC-V1200 Plus Alu Case
- Additional equipment incl DVDRW, Floppy Disc

The problem has arisen recently, and was not due to any particular reason. Basically, on pressing the power button to boot, the fans start up, HDD registers but it then sits beeping at me. No display on screen, no output in the slightest.

The beeps occur with 1 long, followed by 2 shorts. This occurs every 5 seconds and repeats continuely.

I've looked at the beep codes around the internet, but these indicate either a memory or gfx problem. In order to try and find out the particular issue, I've tried:

- Moving memory around, including having single stick -- no change in boot.
- Moving gfx card to other PCI-E slot.
- Cleared the CMOS with both removal of battery and jumper change (when clearing the CMOS with a jumper, do I need to boot the PC with the jumper across or just leave it powered?)

Can't think of anything else to try, apart from brand new memory and gfx. I haven't got another PC to take parts from to try and don't want to spend £200 trying to find out if someone can advise me!

Any help would be awesome, as hopefully its not the mobo knackered!

Thanks

Andy
 
Strip it down to board, processor, psu and memory. see if beeps still occur.

try each mem stick individually in each slot on the mobo. try the ram in another system and try good ram in this one.

with the ram removed do the beeps change?
 
It sounds to me like a gfx card issue, but it could also be anything else so you need to try a process of elimination. Can you try your RAM and gfx card in a friends PC to test those components individually? That would be a good start and should either find the problem or at the very least eliminate them from your investigation.
 
Thanks for the advice guys, but there is a problem!

None of the guys locally run custom PC's and therefore don't have the kit to try different ram modules or gfx card! If I want to try them, I'll have to buy both! Hence the original query.

Anyone experienced this before and found a solution?!

Andy
 
So it's beeping while the RAM is installed yes?

Take the RAM out, turn it on, is it still the same beep codes? If yes, then it is more than likely your RAM that is at fault.

If it's your graphics card that's borked, just take it out and turn it on, see if it still beeps then. (The system should still POST, regardless of a card being installed)

The CMOS jumper query, it can vary from board to board, some you don't even have to turn on, just remove power then move the jumper over for 10 seconds....Other you have to move the jumper, then turn on for 20 seconds or so, but it should say in your manual to be fair.
 
Ok quick update for you.

I've tried a few things, and still no success.

With my standard system, I have tried:

- Diff RAM module (known working)
- Diff GFX card in the PCI-E slot (known working)
- CMOS clearing (removing battery and using jumper)

Still no luck with getting past the 1 long, 2 short beeps.

My next steps are to try:

- Full benchtest out of case (apart from power button) with only bare minimum needed components
- Different PSU
- PCI GFX card - if it gets into windows, flash bios and hope it clears any errors with the PCI-e slots.

Other than that, it will only leave the mobo/CPU. Can't test that easily as there isn't anyone I know running an AMD Athlon X2 setup for swapping out the CPU/mobo.

Any further suggestions? I'm really stumped.

Thanks

Andy
 
I'm in Crewe, Cheshire.

I've tried a different PCI-e gfx card tho, thats what I can't understand. The real test will be a PCI card I guess.
 
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