cannot boot desktop pc

[swair_xp]

i cannot boot my desktop pc,everytime i press the power button it coninuously starts beeping and the vga also has no feed.
tried looking up for bios beep codes but no use, using phoenix bios,if some one can help .please let me know.

 

[njalterio]

Are you using a graphics card? If so make sure you have the power connector plugged in to the video card.

 

[liljone]

i cannot boot my desktop pc,everytime i press the power button it coninuously starts beeping and the vga also has no feed.
tried looking up for bios beep codes but no use, using phoenix bios,if some one can help .please let me know.

Buy a POST (Power Up Self Test) card that goes in your PCI slot. When you try to power up the PC it will go thou different numbers on a led screen (on the card it self) as the system gos thou it's POST. You look at the number the POST card stops on then look up that number in the book that came with the POST card and it will tell you what device failed during boot up preventing your system to boot.

 

[shadowthor]

memory???

 

[swair_xp]

memory is 1 gb ddr ram

 

[njalterio]

Buy a POST (Power Up Self Test) card that goes in your PCI slot. When you try to power up the PC it will go thou different numbers on a lcd screen (on the card it self) as the system gos thou it's POST. You look at the number the POST card stops on then look up that number in the book that came with the POST card and it will tell you what device failed during boot up preventing your system to boot.

That sounds like a pretty interesting device. However I think it would not work at all if there is a problem with the video controller, and not be able to see anything on the monitor.
I haven't found any of those cards that come with their own LCD except for ones that come with the motherboard. Links?

memory???

You sound like you are guessing. Any reason why you suggest memory?

 

[liljone]

That sounds like a pretty interesting device. However I think it would not work at all if there is a problem with the video controller, and not be able to see anything on the monitor.
I haven't found any of those cards that come with their own LCD except for ones that come with the motherboard. Links?



You sound like you are guessing. Any reason why you suggest memory?

As LCD I ment LED screen my bad, I was talking about old skool led the ones you see on alarm clocks where the sticks make up the numbers. My board has one built in too. I heard about the PCI version in a computer tech class dunno where to buy them never looked.

 

[liljone]

memory is 1 gb ddr ram

That should be fine for XP. You got 1 or 2 sticks of ram?

 

[Onus]

I think njalterio has the first and most likely suggestion; the graphics card has a power connector on it that is not connected. What are the specs on this system? Has it ever worked, or is this a new build being powered up for the first time?

 

[obiwan05]

what are the beeps codes being produced? I'd agree, either a bad ram stick (try 1 stick at a time if you have more than one) or video card but the beep codes should indicate which.

 

[notherdude]

what are the beeps codes being produced? I'd agree, either a bad ram stick (try 1 stick at a time if you have more than one) or video card but the beep codes should indicate which.

Yes, a specific limited number of beeps is an error code. Continuous beeping could be no power to the video card. Or perhaps another sort of alarm.

Check power cord to the video card and then take out and re-seat the video card and the RAM before you assume anything else!

 

[mike99]

Continuous beeps is usually 'No Memory detected. Remove RAM and re-fit, ensure is FULLY inserted.

MIke.

 

[Nik_I]

Continuous beeps is usually 'No Memory detected. Remove RAM and re-fit, ensure is FULLY inserted.

MIke.

yep. ram not being fully inserted can cause the system to not boot.

 

[Zorg]

StarTech PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card Model PCIPOST

PCI POST -Power-On Self-Test Card

BIOSMAN Inc :: PORT 80 : PORT 84 : POST CARD : PCI TEST CARD

 

[liljone]

StarTech PCI Post Diagnostics Test Card Model PCIPOST

PCI POST -Power-On Self-Test Card

BIOSMAN Inc :: PORT 80 : PORT 84 : POST CARD : PCI TEST CARD

1+ Thank you Zorg. There are the links.