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Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [GiT]Hellrazer on January 25, 2005, 12:22:05 PM

Tried to switch on the PC this morning.And am getting nothing.It starts with a series of 5 short beeps and then nothing.Ive tried this about 20 times and the same thing all the time.
5 short beeps seem to indicate a CPU failure or could it be motherboard failure?
Any way of testing this without a spare cpu?I cant even get into the bios to set it back to defaults as the monitor wont switch on.
Any ideas anyone?

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [TiG]-GAME on January 25, 2005, 12:30:05 PM

had this before but cant rember how i fixed it i think it was me putting in a new cd rom with them both on master and it just wouldent boot maybe wrong just some thinks to try.
 
have you put any new hardwere in is so take it out and try it again  make sure all the fans are clean and working all the power leads are in propley
erm think that is about it

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: Kayos on January 25, 2005, 12:34:01 PM

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/amibeep.htm

Check your BIOS and then look it up...

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Sorry looks like you did... Its strange it work fine till you shut it down last night and now aint working would it ever be the HeatSink fan causing it?
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Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [GiT]Hellrazer on January 25, 2005, 01:41:47 PM

I dunno Kayos---5 short beeps says CPU failure.Its under warranty so Ive ordered the same one again under the warranty.
Hope its not a mobo failure Im looking at.

Then again the pc would never start up when it was really cold so hopefully it was a faulty cpu all along.Ill give it a try tonight and see what happens.

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [TiG]valen on January 25, 2005, 02:01:30 PM

Too cold? Sounds more like an overheating issue. 5 beeps does sound like a CPU problem, as the beeping comes form the motherboard.

AG

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: tig|Bosco on January 25, 2005, 02:08:25 PM

Have you tried to turn it on since you came back from the LAN?  If not the problem might be a result of vibration during transport and the CPU might just need re-seating (popping out of it's socket and back in again)

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [GiT]Hellrazer on January 25, 2005, 02:43:23 PM

Bosco---I wasnt at the lan and the PC hasnt been touched in months.

But anyway guess what?The thing started up no bother 10minutes ago.Working away 100%.Im baffled.

Im leaning towards motherboard now and not cpu.Could be a hairline crack in the board which doesnt make contact when cold but once it heats up it expands and makes contact again.Its a wierd one.
Think Ill just order a new mobo and try that.
Like I said its all under warranty so I can probably try everything until I get it sorted.

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [TiG]valen on January 25, 2005, 02:49:57 PM

I am selling a motherboard!! With 768mg DDR 400!!

What CPU are you using? My mobo is a gigabyte K8N Nforce 3 with kingston memory.

?70 anyone???

AG

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: tig|Bosco on January 25, 2005, 04:20:51 PM

:oops:  :roll:

I'd say you're spot on about the heat causing expansion in a bad solder joint.

Title: Major problem!!!!!
Post by: [TiG]Winters on January 25, 2005, 07:30:35 PM

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