3 Long beeps

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Hi, i gotta problem. my little cousin hit my computer with a chair on accident, and it turned off. when he turned it back on, it posted. but when i got home, i went to put in my password, and the windows 8 screen that you have to pull up was frozen. so i turned off the computer, turned it back on, and nothing. the lights in my fans turn on, but the screen doesnt turn on. it doesnt make any beeps, but then after about 5 min it starts beeping three long beeps. i reseated the memory and changed the sata cords that go to the hdd. i dont know what to do. and just in case it matters. i have an amd fx-4300. asrock extreme 3 mobo. 8 gigs of ddr corsair vengeance ram. and a 7770 video card. any suggestions?

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

Try booting into safe mode, if that works then shutdown normally and try rebooting into Win, if no joy try resetting the CMOS and be sure to reset date and time in BIOS, then try and boot into Win

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tradesman1 :

it doesnt have a boot screen when i turn it on. so how can i boot into safe mode?

quicksand10 · Jul 6, 2013

http://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp?id=286

Apparently, 3 long beeps means no memory.

Check again.

Keep us posted.

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

quicksand10 :

i literally just reseated both the stick of ram. so should i try one stick at a time and see what happens?

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tradesman1 :

so i took out the second stick, and it booted. i took the second stick and put it in the first dimm slot. it booted. but when i put both in, it doesnt boot. does that mean the second dimm slot is messed up? meaning i cant use it?

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

Could well be, what mobo?

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tradesman1 :

I have an asrock extreme3+

Tabris DarkPeace · Jul 6, 2013

Reseat your RAM and Video card.
- Check all the connections that are likely to have come loose.

Your cousin might owe you a new PC...

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tabris DarkPeace :

so i took out the first stick of ram, so the second is in the second slot. it actually posts, but it has 5 quick beeps. but when i have both sticks in, it doesnt post. i have no idea.

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

Whan you say 2nd slot, is that physically? If so try slots 1-3 from CPU

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tradesman1 :

no i mean 1 and 3. i have them in there right. should i try 2 and 4?

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

Can give 2-4 a shot, yes....if no better, might reseat the CPU and when doing so look to see if any bent/broken pins, whe the chair hit the computer the heat sink could have been jarred and in effect jammed the socket with the CPU

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tradesman1 :

alright. ill try 2 and 4.

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

Keep us updated

emerica0250 · Jul 6, 2013

Tradesman1 :

2 and 4 doesnt work.. im so tired of working on it. so what should i do?

Tradesman1 · Jul 6, 2013

I'd check the CPU/socket if it's bent pins can be straightened with a couple razor blades, next step would be to pull the guts and troubleshoot at the bench, have a guide I wrote that might help here:

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=11279

emerica0250 · Jul 7, 2013

Tradesman1 :

thank you, im too tired to do it tonight, so i will post tomorrow after i do it all. do i need to get new thermal paste when putting it on?

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