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Older computer, worked fine yesterday. Turned it on today, long beep then nothing. No post. 2 banks kingston hyperX512 and 2 1GB. Tried each in the first dimm slot and nothing changed. Tried a differnent vid card, and nothing changed.
Reset the CMOS and still nothing.
Any ideas?
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LONG beep and no output
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Posted 03 August 2008 - 02:58 PM
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Posted 03 August 2008 - 03:27 PM
Sounds like a memory issue. Either the system does not support the amount or speed of the memory you are trying.
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Posted 03 August 2008 - 03:31 PM
Long continuous beeps: DRAM not installed correctly, bad memory, or incompatible
Also make sure the fans are all working, some boards will make the same beep shutdown if a system fan is not working.
Also make sure the fans are all working, some boards will make the same beep shutdown if a system fan is not working.
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Posted 03 August 2008 - 04:16 PM
This is the thing. I have not changed anything in this system at all. I turned it off last night with a standard shutdown and powered it up up the same way. No changes in anything what so ever. Just started beeping.
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Posted 03 August 2008 - 05:32 PM
Might be one of the chips is going south.
A little trick to narrow down problems like this...remove EVERYTHING removable (including drives). Add in memory first, single (or in pairs, as needed) 'til you start getting beeps.
A little trick to narrow down problems like this...remove EVERYTHING removable (including drives). Add in memory first, single (or in pairs, as needed) 'til you start getting beeps.
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 09:09 AM
Old people kinda make the same sounds when they don't want live anymore as well. Doesn't matter what memory you give them, they'll reject it. And system dumps? That's a nurse's job!
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 02:56 PM
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