Guest Tony Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a operating system issue? I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. So I opened up the case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts and directions are appreciated.
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? Tony <henree21@gmail.com> wrote: > At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. It is a hardware issue. Check your manual to find out what the three beeps mean. Something has died.
Guest Godfrey Wilkes Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? "Tony" <henree21@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187159468.347196.229090@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com... >I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last > nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And > shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a > operating system issue? I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years > ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. So I opened up the > case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted > everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts > and directions are appreciated. > Bad RAM or video hardware failure.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? "Tony" <henree21@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187159468.347196.229090@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com... >I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last > nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And > shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a > operating system issue? I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years > ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. So I opened up the > case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted > everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts > and directions are appreciated. > The video card has either come out of its socket or has failed completely. Carefully reseat the video card (while the PC is off) and try again. Many motherboards actually lock an AGP type video card in position (and just as many don't), so you may need to check the locking.
Guest Tony Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? On Aug 15, 12:54 am, "Godfrey Wilkes" <cornedb...@nospam.com> wrote: > "Tony" <henre...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1187159468.347196.229090@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > >I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last > > nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And > > shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a > > operating system issue? I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years > > ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. So I opened up the > > case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted > > everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts > > and directions are appreciated. > > Bad RAM or video hardware failure. After doing a little research. I found out I have the AMI Bios. And that it is likely to be a base 64k error. Anyone know what this means? And how I can fix this?
Guest dobey Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? "Tony" <henree21@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187164733.749209.46650@g12g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > On Aug 15, 12:54 am, "Godfrey Wilkes" <cornedb...@nospam.com> wrote: >> "Tony" <henre...@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1187159468.347196.229090@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com... >> >> >I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last >> > nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And >> > shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a >> > operating system issue? I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years >> > ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. So I opened up the >> > case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted >> > everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts >> > and directions are appreciated. >> >> Bad RAM or video hardware failure. > > After doing a little research. I found out I have the AMI Bios. And > that it is likely to be a base 64k error. Anyone know what this means? > And how I can fix this? > Do some more research on BIOS beep codes, as they may differ slightly. Usually a combination of long and shore beeps. One short beep means everyting is fine.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted August 16, 2007 Posted August 16, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? Tony wrote: > I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last > nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And > shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a > operating system issue? No, it a purely hardware problem. The beeps are a code telling you that something (consult your manual to determine precisely what) has failed the motherboard's Power-On Self Test (POST). > I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years > ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. That exactly what is is. > So I opened up the > case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted > everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts > and directions are appreciated. > It takes more than "reseating" to replace a defective component. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest bdog Posted August 16, 2007 Posted August 16, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in news:eiWoxk63HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl: > Tony wrote: >> I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last >> nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And >> shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a >> operating system issue? Here is a web site with the different beep codes. http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html bdog
Guest Plato Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: 3 Beeps and computer won't turn on? Tony wrote: > > I re-installed Xp on a new hard drive about a month ago. Just last > nite while surfing the net. The screen on my monitor went screwy. And > shut off. I then hear 3 beeps about a second apart. Is this a > operating system issue? I have an e-machines computer I bought 2 years > ago. At first I thought it maybe a hardware issue. So I opened up the > case. Reseated the memory, disconnected everything and spray dusted > everything I could. But nothing has fixed the problem. Any thoughts > and directions are appreciated. Are your temps OK? -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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