beep beep HOOOONK

[Sed8ed]

Anyone know what this beep code means?

4 short beeps and a long honk sound.

Yes, a honk sound... This is an ASUS (P3V4X) mobo, running Intel P3 550. System produces this beep code and halts. A reset will occasionally let it boot properly, but not all the time. I've checked the manuals for the mobo, but there is nothing to describe this beep code. I have put the PC on "death row" for the time being but if there is a solution... well, I figured that you guys would be able to help me out with it. ;)

Thanks in advance. :D

[HeadachesAbound]

What BIOS are you running and which version?

[ski]

I believe that MB uses an Award BIOS which has the following beep codes:
1 Long - Bad memory.
1 Long, 2 Short - Bad video adapter.
1 Long, 3 Short - Bad video adapter.
Repeating Beeps(endless loop) - Bad memory or video adapter.
High freq. beeps (while running) - CPU is overheating.
Repeating High, Low beeps - CPU failure.

Also, check that the memory and video adapter are securely inserted in their slots.

[Jiggy]

from what ive seen on the web your award bios 6.0 not all the beep codes are out yet, i found these that have been sent in by users.

Cold boot only on my new board (Asus P4T-E, bios 1005) I experienced the normal 1 beep and then 5 seconds later, 3 short beeps and then my system went into sleep mode. Changing the Suspend Mode to off OR increasing the # of seconds to enter suspend from default cured the problem. Submitted by Steve Trembley.
Award BIOS 6.00PG/Asus P4T-E: 4 long beeps when turning on your system might indicate yout CPU fan is either damaged ot running to slow. Check your CPU fan. Clean or replace it with a new one.
Submitted by Philipp Golemis
Award BIOS 4.51PG/Soyo SY-6BB: A repeating high/low beeping. This is due to excess heat alarm. Solution: Change the settings in the BIOS or add/replace CPU fan.
Submitted by Michel Carlier (Belgium)
Award BIOS/Asus A7V133: Check "Fan Check Beeping" under the "Power Management" options in the BIOS.
Submitted by Jonathan Gardner
Award BIOS 6.00/Abit KR7A-133: One low pitched tone for every 5 seconds, over and over. System boots fine, but will not reboot from a warm boot. The system will reboot from a cold boot though. Check the fan speed in the BIOS and change it to a higher speed.
Submitted by Dave Lowe - NTL
Award BIOS 4.51PG/Gigabyte GA-BX2000: Five short beeps sound when the main BIOS is corrupted and the spare BIOS has to be loaded as only choice for successful boot. Submitted by Andy

hope it helps.

[Sed8ed]

Thanks for the help.