what does it mean when a comp shuts down and beeps??

[Mik3y]

i'm overclocking my friend's mobile 2400 with an nf7 and 512 ocz pc3200 ram and i cant get even 200x11 stable. well, i havent actually been able to run prime, when when the computer gets to a certain point, it just shuts down and beeps. i was running the voltage at 1.6. the psu is a 430W generic POS that came with the case. i'm either thinking the psu is a dud, the ram is defected, or the voltage or sumthing is wrong in the bios. i've been trying to even run the system at 180x11 or 180x12 and they still just beep out and i'll end up having to clear the cmos. i just reformatted teh hard drive again and it still happens when i try to bring its clock speed up. whats up with that?

 

[Anubis]

try upping the voltage to 1.7 or higher also see if you can raise the ram voltage

mine posts at 218x11 @1.775and 218x11.5 @ 1.825 but that last one IDK the staility of.

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: Anubis
try upping the voltage to 1.7 or higher also see if you can raise the ram voltage

mine posts at 218x11 @1.775and 218x11.5 @ 1.825 but that last one IDK the staility of.

he's not trying to overclock it
just trying to get it working hehe

check your memory latencies (try 2.5-3-3-11 or something if you must)
and the actual voltage readings in the bios or through your motherboard software

just try to get everything to default
the beeps could also be beep codes

 

[Anubis]

ehh 200x11 is overclocking 166x11 is not

 

[Fern]

Here's alink to the beep codes for an nf7. They will tell what the problem is.

NF7 Beep Codes

 

[Mik3y]

thanks a whole lot guys. i hope it'll explain the problems i'm getting on his comp when i work on it later.