Computer won't boot. Can't find beep code?

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Hi, i have a hp pavillion a6300fwith a foxconn mcp73m02h1 motherboard in it. I has a Phoenix BIOS. Here's what happened. I was browsing the web when the computer suddenly froze. I didn't think it was a huge deal so i switched it off and restarted it. Now During POST it will beep for around 5 seconds then pause then beep for another 5 seconds or so, and continue. It doesn't stop doing this until I turn it off. I can't find this beep code anywhere on the internet. I tried taking everything out and re-seating it. I put it a new power supply which didn't help. Tried one stick of RAM at a time. Nothing works. It has to be either the processor or the motherboard, but I don't have anything to test them with and I can't figure out what POST is trying to tell me. So does this mean I have a bad CPU or mobo?

thanks

Reply to greentea5425

With some bios continuous long beeps equals Graphics card.
continuous short beeps equals power error.

Reply to roonj

HP/Compaq beep codes ..

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] 7107#N1021

Did you try removing the cmos battery for 2 minutes, so as to force it to load with safe defaults?

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