Torres Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 i have an old PC that i bought from best buy a few years ago, and when i would turn it on, at about the time it should post i'd hear a long BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP. if i dont turn the PC off it'll do it over n over. i used to be able to turn it on and off a couple times and eventually it'd boot up properly (yes i know that's not good for the PC). i always left it on so i basically ignored the problem. i sold it to my friend however and he went to turn it on and it does the long beep, and no matter how many times we turn it off and on, it wont come on. so looks like we gotta fix it. sounds like it's coming from somewhere where the expansion slots are. any ideas as to what it could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM9104 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Does it have onboard video or a dedicated card? If onboard or dedicated, try a different video card. If that doesn't do it, probably bad RAM. Quote 2015 Honda Civic LX 4dr | 24k miles Stock H/U and mids/highs Power Acoustik GW3-12" D2 Sub HiFonics BXX1200.1D @ 1ohm Random 2.5^3' dual ported box NVX LOC Stinger wiring throughout 1977 Chevy SWB Cammed 350 Dual exhaust Cheap Wish stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 that BEEP that you hear is a code for either bad RAM, VIDEO or other hardware. I suspect it may be RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinju Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) that BEEP that you hear is a code for either bad RAM, VIDEO or other hardware.I suspect it may be RAM. 1 short beep Normal POST - system is ok 2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem 1 long, 1 short beep System board problem 1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (EGA) 1 long, 3 short beeps Enhanced Graphics Adapter (AGP-PCI-E) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card Edited August 19, 2008 by Shinju Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treossi Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 take ram out, put ram back in Quote Team sundownWESTCOASTSPL.COM we're throwing dbdrag events very soon visit the website for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 my laptop did that long beep, turned out to be bad ram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 hmmm...ok thanks guys i'll check into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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