Can't startup computer

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Installed a new harddrive yesterday. I grounded myself out while installing so I doubt it's static. When I try to startup. I get a steady beeping from my internal speaker. Everything powers on (fans/drives are spinning). The light codes for the motherboard (MSI neo plat (754 pin board)) read failed to initialize keyboard controller. I've tried reseting the bios, but the problem remains.

 

[T3C]

Put the original drive in. Does it boot? If so
Put the original drive back in as master. Set the new drive as slave. Does it boot now?
It is possible that the drive is bad.
Can you test it in another machine?

Let me know what you find!
-T3C

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Originally posted by: T3C
Put the original drive in. Does it boot? If so
Put the original drive back in as master. Set the new drive as slave. Does it boot now?
It is possible that the drive is bad.
Can you test it in another machine?

Let me know what you find!
-T3C

I'm adding it to the 2 I currently have. It's a SATA drive so no master/slave settings. I tried running without the added drive, but got the same deal.

 

[BadThad]

What you described is called "no POST". Depending on the BIOS, a steady beeping often means there's a problem with the video card. Do you have another card you can pop in there? Or did you try reseating EVERYTHING connnected to the mobo? Don't just feel that it's tight, pull everything all the way off and put it back on.....really important with the video card and RAM.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Reseating ram fixed it, and then my computer broke again... Moving from 1 and 3 slots to 1 and 2 slots fixed it for now (just reseating it again probably would have fixed it).

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
Reseating ram fixed it, and then my computer broke again... Moving from 1 and 3 slots to 1 and 2 slots fixed it for now (just reseating it again probably would have fixed it).

Good news!

 

[Kai2810]

Hi there, Ayashi, I am on the same boat as you....

Got that constant beeping noise, then tried to reseat the RAM. Worked...
now it failed again....

So far has moving to slots 1 and 2 caused any problems for you?

Even so, I feel that just by moving the ram to different slots would not solve the root of the problem..... any ideas?

 

[Kai2810]

Well....at first memory is at slot 1 and 3, then I moved it to 2 and 4. Comp down again. Now tried 1 and 2....did not work. Tried 3 and 4, did not work....

But I noticed that during startup when the system is running bios, there is a part stating that "Memory running at Dual Channel" at first. Screen then moved on to the windows XP loading screen, but never got past that. When it rebooted, it stated that "Memory running at Single Channel" ?????

RAM problem?