Mothers computer broken - explanation within.

[haz_pro]

Hey GH,

Just came home from work and mums told me the computer is dead.

When you turn it on nothing on the screen appears. The computer emits a short beep then a longer beep. Then a pause and the same again.

I have tried removing the ram, taking out the CMOS battery for 10 minutes and replacing, and unplugging various other hardware (e.g. Cd drive, card reader).

The computer is a 3 or so year old Compaq with a intel dual core processor, 4gb ram, and no video card ( don't know much else about it!)

Any ideas are welcome, in not great with hardware if I'm honest so please talk in lamen terms haha.

Thanks.

 

[haz_pro]

Cheers for the quick reply. I'll have a look and see if I can find the model number. Would the computer still beep with the ram removed completely if it were a issue with the ram?

 

[haz_pro]

Tried ram individually today (just took it all out last night, didn't think to try ram individually! As I said, I am a novice!). Turns out one of the crucial Ram modules had broken!

Cheers for the help.