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# 1 16-11-2007 , 07:55 AM
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Beeping during bootup

Hey guys,

I finally got my new computer though i am a bit annoyed because i cannot get it to work. Everything works such as the all the fans, though the only program is that i get no video.

Well i do get video, though on my screen it only says, digital then changes back to Analog back and forth, it does not know which one to choose.

Just as i turn on the computer, after about 5 seconds i hear 3 beeping sounds then nothing happens.

Also it seems as if like my mouse is not plugged in because the light on the monitor keeps flicking even when i try move my mouse.

IN NEED OF HELP!

Marlon

# 2 16-11-2007 , 08:26 AM
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# 3 16-11-2007 , 08:33 AM
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I KNOW!! i think.. i had the same problem.. did u plug the cord into the videocard?


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# 4 16-11-2007 , 08:35 AM
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# 5 16-11-2007 , 08:44 AM
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@ wod - Yeah look at that site all night, trying almost all the things but no success ...

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# 6 16-11-2007 , 08:52 AM
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What motherboard and what kind of card do you have? What you need is your BIOS's manual. It should have a section explaning all the beep codes. If you've got integrated video on your chipset, take out the card and see if you can pass the POST test.


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# 7 16-11-2007 , 09:10 AM
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Sometimes its the RAM that causes the beeping problems, have a crack at taking one stick out/swapping them. Or take bits off, say graphics card (so its running onboard) till it sorts it. But I would bet on the RAM.


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# 8 16-11-2007 , 02:27 PM
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Hey guys, i still get the beeping sound, though all i need to do is reset the computer and every thing works fine. Though its abit wierd because everytime i wanna start up, i gotta reset my computer...

Also ived got 4gig of ram, though in windows it only displays 3.5gig? is that happening because i might have an outdated version or something of windows? I got Windows XP SP1&2 32bit installed.

@ Architect - Yeah ill check all that now,

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@ Steve - Yeah ived tried all that, hmm.

# 9 16-11-2007 , 07:02 PM
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Q6600 intell qaud
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# 10 16-11-2007 , 09:46 PM
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Your 3.5 gig is cos your on XP32, it maxes at 4 gig but shows 3.5 as thats what windows has reserved for itself


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# 11 17-11-2007 , 05:27 AM
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@ Steve - Yeah i remembered it was something to do with windows, thanks for clearing that up.

Well today i brought back the computer to where i got it from, and they got two tech guys looking at it for literally 1 hour solving the problem. It ended up to be a faulty motherboard PCI-Express slot in the end.

So going to have to wait until Monday until i can get it back. Not to worry, he insisted to sweeten up the deal when i come pick it up on the day for the hassles.

Thanks for all your responses and comments guys,

Marlon

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