Hi
I know this is a regular question but mine is differnt in that I had my computer on yesterday to check my e-mails.Later when I went back to check the screen was blank so I pressed some keys to see if it was in hibernation but nothing the only thing that show on the screen is the icon with the plug and computer.The monitor is not that old.I tried again to day and it is the same but now the computer is beeping.The lights are on as normal can any one help
Maureen

Please, post beeps pattern.

HI
What do you mean how often does it beep?

3 beeps then 5 sec gap.My brother testesd with another monitor and that is ok
could it be the ram or video Im know expert jut surfed some beep sites
Maureen

Short beeps, long beeps, or some mix of them?
After 5 seconds break, same three beeps?

hi
It is 23 short bleeps same lenght,5min gap then same 3 beeps
Maureen

"23 short bleeps" = 3 beeps?
"5min gap", or 5 seconds?

In any case, it looks like AMI BIOS code for RAM problem.

Your computer has memory problems. First check video. If video is working, you'll see an error message. If not, you have a parity error in your first 64K of memory. First check your SIMM's. Reseat them and reboot. If this doesn't do it, the memory chips may be bad. You can try switching the first and second banks memory chips. First banks are the memory banks that your CPU finds its first 64K of base memory in. You'll need to consult your manual to see which bank is first. If all your memory tests good, you probably need to buy another motherboard.

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

Hi thanks for the info
I did mean 3 beeps with 5sec gap.Im no computer bufff but it does not sound good.I did think that was the problem after looking at the beep site.
thank sagain

MemTest
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Try running MemTest.

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Of course this depends on being able to boot a floppy or CD.

Did you try reseating the RAM or try different RAM?


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