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beep codes: long, pause, long, pause, long,pause, etc.

CaptnKirk

CaptnKirk

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Piddling around on an Abit KR7A-133, was in a long download.
The 'heat' warning: high-low-high-low played for about 8 seconds then stopped.
Download stopped, mouse wouldn't work, control-alt-delete did nothing.
Forced a re-start, and got the long beep - pause - long - pause - long, etc.
Re-seated memory, switched memory positions, replaced memory. (same long-pause-etc after each configuration try)
Re-seated vidoe card - same thing.

I suspect the XP2000+ is a toast - any thoughts?
 
This thing ran nearly perfect for 6 months without problems before the high-low tone.
The download was a 30 minute Office update by dial-up @ 52.3K, and was at 55% when it stopped.

I've gone through 3 sticks of PC2100, and 1 stick of PC2700 in slot 1 and re-seated the Video card
while troubleshooting. Don't think it's RAM - either CPU or Mobo, but the display stayed up but wouldn't refresh.
 
Since you got the overheat alarm my first guess is the CPU fan is probably failing/failed or the header burned out and it caused an emergency shutdown (that board has COP right?) and since there was a heatsink and thermal compound on the CPU it probably didn't get hot enough to fry. I would try a different fan and clearing the CMOS first, and if that board doesn't require a CPU fan to be detected@ boot plug it in using a molex adapter. Now what Champ said about the DIMM skts being toast could be the case as well as I had a Shuttle board that happened to and it was definitely the DIMM skts and I got the long repeating beep which is the generic award code for ram issues, I've also gotten the long reapeating beep with a bad PSU once to but I think that board had a pheonix bios but I can't remember. Anyways, it's a good place to strat brudda and here's hoping it gets working again 🙂
 
Originally posted by: ChampionAtTufshop
hmmm....
i want to say cpu is fried cuz the high low thing...thats "cpu overheat" warning i believe..

maybe clear cmos and try again?
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Your right Champ, and the first place to look when it overheats is the CPU fan 😉 Also since he's gettin' the repeating monotone beep (award generic code for ram issues) instead of the repeating high-low beep (award generic code for CPU failure) it's most likely memory or PSU related, but of course there's no way to be certain without eliminating everything one at a time so your guess is as good as mine 🙂 and I agree the CMOS reset is part of the first step to solving the quandry too, just so long as the CPU fan failure is addressed as a primary culprit as well.
 
I'm pretty sure it's the CPU, the 'Siren' effect only was for about 8 seconds - then it froze.
Fan still blowing strong, no interupt of RPM signal - restart was the monotone with nothing.
Clear CMOS made no difference, but was worth a try.
Guess I'll replace the Palimino with a T'Bred - same price - $ 79, got to check what the KR7A-133 will accept.
 
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