a quick question!

[LOLyourFace]

my bro's PC refuses to boot up.. all i need to find out is what the beeping code means..

it has 2 sec long consecutive beeps during boot up: beeeeeep *pause* beeeep *pause* beeeeeep

I've searched everywhere in Epox website but no tech support # or guide. What does that beeping mean?

 

[minendo]

What bios revision?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Which board is it?

 

[LOLyourFace]

8k3ae

 

[LOLyourFace]

never touched the BIOS since I bought it from newegg about a year ago.. does that help

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
never touched the BIOS since I bought it from newegg about a year ago.. does that help

Award or AMI chip?

 

[LOLyourFace]

award.

 

[minendo]

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

Sounds like a memory problem.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

My money is on bad memory. You might want to remove/reinsert it in the unlikely event something isnt seated. Minendo will probably give you more specifics, but that couldnt hurt

 

[LOLyourFace]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
My money is on bad memory. You might want to remove/reinsert it in the unlikely event something isnt seated. Minendo will probably give you more specifics, but that couldnt hurt

another question do i have to seat my memory only on the 1st slot? can i put it in like 2nd or 3rd slot by itself?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
My money is on bad memory. You might want to remove/reinsert it in the unlikely event something isnt seated. Minendo will probably give you more specifics, but that couldnt hurt

another question do i have to seat my memory only on the 1st slot? can i put it in like 2nd or 3rd slot by itself?

Most of the time, yes. I have run into occasions though where it must be in slot 1. Is there only 1 stick in there right now?

 

[LOLyourFace]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
My money is on bad memory. You might want to remove/reinsert it in the unlikely event something isnt seated. Minendo will probably give you more specifics, but that couldnt hurt

another question do i have to seat my memory only on the 1st slot? can i put it in like 2nd or 3rd slot by itself?

Most of the time, yes. I have run into occasions though where it must be in slot 1. Is there only 1 stick in there right now?

ok i just got back from poking around. I don't think memory is the problem. I have two memory sticks, one 256 crucial and one 512 mushkin. crucial is my brother's PC where the symptom occured:

1. so it is assumed based on the beepcode, crucial memory is bad right?
2. I take out the crucial and put it into my PC and it boots up fine.
3. I take my mushkin into his PC and same symptom occurs

so it can't be the memory.. i think the motherboard is just fuct up.. what do you think?

 

[minendo]

Check the video card too.