Beep, Beep, Beep...nothing...comp won't start

[TheFoo]

I've just put my machine together and when I turn it on it beeps a few times at me and then shuts down. The fans spin, but nothing. Any ideas?

 

[RustyNale]

Make sure you have all your cards seated fully, check your hsf, make sure it's attached properly. Make sure your ram is fully inserted into the slot.

And lastly-- tell up what the exact beep code it's giving you. ie...1 long, 2 short..etc.

 

[TheFoo]

Everything seems to be attached correctly.

The beeps are 4 short bursts and then it turns off.

 

[oniq]

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

 

[TheFoo]

thx for that link...so, you think it could be a short?

I installed the original HSF back on the chip and it continues to beep 4 short bursts...

 

[TheFoo]

well, I unattached all IDE drives, etc...so...I'm guessing I might have torched my MB (although I don't really see how)

any ideas?

 

[amdskip]

Ok, you have to eliminate some factors here. Only have the motherboard, ram, processor/heatsink, video card, and power supply. Don't have anything else hooked up (hard drive, cdrom, floppy, etc). None of the other stuff is required to post. Have the motherboard sitting on a table with the processor installed w/heatsink, memory installed, video card installed and the power supply hooked up to the motherboard.

To attempt to start the system, just use a metal flat tipped screw driver and touch the two pins that the power button normally connects to. It just takes a split second of contact and the screwdriver does not need to be held on the pins for the system to remain running, ie: touch the pins together and it should boot up. If this does not work, chances are that you could have a bad chip, ram, or motherboard. I am betting that you are shorting something out though while you had the board installed in the case because 2 dead motherboards just doesn't happen too often.

I'm quoting myself from another thread. Try this and see what happens.

 

[TheFoo]

Thanks for the help, everyone. I reset the CMOS and reseated the video card and ram. All is well.