Yes I have a computer I am looking at for a customer of mine, and its a 8200 Dell Dimension pc. Default specs from Dell.
2.4-GHz Pentium 4 CPU, 256MB of RDRAM, Windows XP Professional, 80GB hard drive, 24X/10X/40X CD-RW drive, GeForce3 Ti 200 graphics card with 64MB of DDR SDRAM, 17-inch Dell 1702FP LCD monitor, SoundBlaster Live Value sound card, Harman Kardon HK-395 speakers, network adapter, modem
The problem is when I boot up the pc, I get a long beeping sound from the pc (about 6sec before the beep goes away). I thought it might be memory but when I do a process of elimination.... nothing, the beep still exits. So I unplug the connector for the P4 (the small connector attached to the power supply. Beep goes away. So i am thinking its the mobo, so i tried mine that had the same P4 connector, and the beep came back. If i unconnect the P4 connector the beep goes away. If I reconnect the beep comes back. No video or nothing on the screen with the connector hooked up or not.
Sounds like the motherboard? I thought it was the cpu but I read somewhere the connector for the P4 is really not needed.
The P4 connector provides power to the CPU. Without it the system will have al sorts of problems. You may want to try a different PSU and see if that works.
Oh ok. Yeah the PSU that I tested it with, was kinda old, and it wasn't even for a P4, but had the connector so I assumed it might work.
Ok I have tried another PSU and still the same problem. Thanks for the Diag. codes. The diag leds that were on Dell site unfortunately didnt match up with the diag. code i hade. I had to called Dell and ask them what diag code i was getting. We troubleshooted it down to the memory. That P4 connector not hooked up really through me off cause, i didn't know sometimes it didn't even power up the system if not connected. PSU going but nothing from the board.
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