Hi there,
I'm new here, so I hope I do this according to the rules.
I have a PC, which has been working nicely for a couple of years. Normally when booting, all fans come one a beep can be heard and then all fans become more silent while still running.
I just tried turning it on and suddenly it wouldn't boot properly (I didn't see anything on the screen), I didn't hear the beep I was used hearing and the fans just kept running at high speed. After a while I heard one long beep and three short beeps. I tried removing the video card and using the onboard DVI port as according to the manual the beeping sequence indicated a video error.
When booting again I had the same issue. Because memory is often an issues I tried removing 2 of the four memory banks. Same beeping sequence remained. I removed the other two memory banks and placed on of the first two in the first position. Again, same beeping sequence.
Now becoming more desperate I removed the power for my four hard disks and three DVD drives. Again, the same beep sequence. I unplugged the power, removed the CMOS battery and put it back in. I turned the PC on and something changed! I now heard a short beep, but the fans still keep turning at high speed. After a few seconds I hear one long beep, but still nothing on the screen, with the onboard DVI or the video card.
At this point I really don't know what could be wrong. I have searched on Google for an answer, which led me to some other people with problems with this motherboard. All those problems were related to new boards, but mine has been working just fine for a few years.
Does anybody have another suggestion? Does anybody know what this beep sequence (one short beep, a few second pause, one long beep) means as I cannot find it in the manual. I suspect some component has died, but I haven't got a clue which one.
Yesterday I have used the PC and it was running just fine. Today (without changing anything) it's not. Please help me.
Thanks in advance!
I'm new here, so I hope I do this according to the rules.
I have a PC, which has been working nicely for a couple of years. Normally when booting, all fans come one a beep can be heard and then all fans become more silent while still running.
I just tried turning it on and suddenly it wouldn't boot properly (I didn't see anything on the screen), I didn't hear the beep I was used hearing and the fans just kept running at high speed. After a while I heard one long beep and three short beeps. I tried removing the video card and using the onboard DVI port as according to the manual the beeping sequence indicated a video error.
When booting again I had the same issue. Because memory is often an issues I tried removing 2 of the four memory banks. Same beeping sequence remained. I removed the other two memory banks and placed on of the first two in the first position. Again, same beeping sequence.
Now becoming more desperate I removed the power for my four hard disks and three DVD drives. Again, the same beep sequence. I unplugged the power, removed the CMOS battery and put it back in. I turned the PC on and something changed! I now heard a short beep, but the fans still keep turning at high speed. After a few seconds I hear one long beep, but still nothing on the screen, with the onboard DVI or the video card.
At this point I really don't know what could be wrong. I have searched on Google for an answer, which led me to some other people with problems with this motherboard. All those problems were related to new boards, but mine has been working just fine for a few years.
Does anybody have another suggestion? Does anybody know what this beep sequence (one short beep, a few second pause, one long beep) means as I cannot find it in the manual. I suspect some component has died, but I haven't got a clue which one.
Yesterday I have used the PC and it was running just fine. Today (without changing anything) it's not. Please help me.
Thanks in advance!
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