Will not boot-up!

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I have a Packard Bell machine with a Gigabyte motherboard, which is about 4
years old.
When I turn it on there is nothing on screen and a ticking sound is coming
from the motherboard or AGP display card.
I tried changing display cards but then I get 2 beeps followed by 8 beeps
and still a blank screen.
Can anyone suggest anything please.




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[Malke]

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Barney wrote:

> I have a Packard Bell machine with a Gigabyte motherboard, which is
> about 4 years old.
> When I turn it on there is nothing on screen and a ticking sound is
> coming from the motherboard or AGP display card.
> I tried changing display cards but then I get 2 beeps followed by 8
> beeps and still a blank screen.
> Can anyone suggest anything please.
>

You've done a good job of troubleshooting. It would seem that your AGP
slot is damaged or the motherboard itself is failing. You can put it a
cheap PCI video card to do a little further troubleshooting, but it
sounds to be like the motherboard is toast.

Good luck,

Malke
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"Barney" <Barney@spam-me-not.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Packard Bell machine with a Gigabyte motherboard, which is about 4
>years old.
> When I turn it on there is nothing on screen and a ticking sound is coming
> from the motherboard or AGP display card.
> I tried changing display cards but then I get 2 beeps followed by 8 beeps
> and still a blank screen.
> Can anyone suggest anything please.

8 beeps is a video card error code.
Try re-seating it?

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Thanks for the quick replies.
I think I'll have to replace the motherboard.


"Barney" <Barney@spam-me-not.com> wrote in message
news:8aeXe.9260$st1.6229@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>I have a Packard Bell machine with a Gigabyte motherboard, which is about 4
>years old.
> When I turn it on there is nothing on screen and a ticking sound is coming
> from the motherboard or AGP display card.
> I tried changing display cards but then I get 2 beeps followed by 8 beeps
> and still a blank screen.
> Can anyone suggest anything please.
>
>
>
> ---
> avast! Antivirus: Outbound guaranteed virus free.
> Virus Database (VPS): 0537-2, 16/09/2005
> Tested on: 18/09/2005 14:43:32
> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software.
> http://www.avast.com
>
>
>




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