Mate on phone, HELP needed! PC gives 2 beeps, then nothing!

[jmp_78]

Mates PC is powering on for few seconds, nothing on screen, then 2 quick BIOS beeps, and power down.

Any ideas?

He has taken each component out one by one and re-seated, but still same 2 beeps.

Thanks

 

[Renni 95]

Reset bios?

 

[jmp_78]

Yeah, my only thought - the clear CMOS jumpers thingy.

Will see if anyone else posts, then call him back in 10 with ideas!

Cheers

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

I do believe that is the ram, meaning u have 1 or more faulty stick/slot, take one and try each ram and slot.

 

[R088ieS86]

Id try reseating their RAM (Or trying to boot with one stick is they have more than one)

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

Run memtest86 and see what that says

 

[Thekwango]

it may also be useful to post up his motherboard manufacturer, i believe bios beeps can vary slightly in meaning

 

[gillywibble]

Run memtest86 and see what that says

Fail.

What mobo?

 

[droyden]

As above, get the mobo type then check the manual for whether the beeps mean. Should give you something to work on atleast

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

Fail.
Only saying as my last system did 2beeps and it was a faulty ram slot. Only saying.

 

[jmp_78]

He has tried each stick of RAM individually, no joy - same 2 beeps.

 

[jmp_78]

Mobo is Asus P5N-E SLI if anyone can shed any further light...

 

[R088ieS86]

I'd move on to the Graphics card then:

reseat / put in another card if he has one to test?

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

Well google is ur friend as it says "2 short beeps: CMOS setting error"

 

[PhoenixUK]

it's ram.

 

[Crowort]

A quick google of that code makes it sound like it is the gfx card. Seems the ram error for that board is it just beeping in a long cycle.

 

[judmann]

psu blown maybe ?