Short BEEPS at boot ?????

[PPAALL]

Hi;
I have an old pc which I run once or twice a week.It gives short beeps at powerup.But if I turn the power off couple of times it boots normal without any beeps.Why is it so?????Can anyone explain.
AMD:300 Mhz;160 mb sdram;HD-6gb maxtor;Trident 9750 pci image card
thanks,
pal

[thunt]

Hi Pal,

This could be any number of things. One short beep indicates a successful POST.
How many beeps at start up, and are they long or short..how many long and how many short beeps. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[BigBlue66]

Hey,

Chances are good that the system is either complaining about the memory or the video card.

Try different SDRAM modules first. If the beeping still continues, try a different video card.

If that doesn't work, then it could be the motherboard.

There are some very good articles about beep codes and what they mean right here on the Guide, written by Charles himself. Check them out.

Good luck.

Big Blue 66


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[PPAALL]

Thanks, I'l check upon these things.