a series of beeps when i connect my HD then the pc boots normally

[gamil]

i get a series of beeps on bootup, all short, sometimes 3,4 , when i leave the pc for a day not activated sometimes 12 beeps or more. when i disattach my maxtor 80gb hd i get no beeps, anyway the pc boots normally and its speed is fine, and when i scan the hd in windows its ok.
i just ignore the beeps and live on.
i put the hd on the sec cable but same problem.
i dont think i'm putting the cable wrongly in the board because then it wont go in , likewise in the hd.
i checked online one website told me your hd is not ultradma compatible, but i dougbt that.

please help me out...

[Jiggy]

Hello and Welcome to PC Guide.

Go to the maxtor web site (http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.57739892ade91820a727116291346068/?channelpath=%2Fen_us%2FSupport%2FProduct%20Suppor t) and download the software/utility for checking their hard drive.

[Paul Komski]

If you know your mobo's BIOS type you should be able to use the beep codes to help diagnose the problem:-

http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/

http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/biosb.htm

[gamil]

the problem with beep codes that i get very different codes so i cant determine the type of errór ... one time i got over 30 beeps and then primary hd fail, but that was after inactive for 2 days, the next restart it worked normally with no beeps.

also my bios i think is winbond or via ... these are the chips i find

[gamil]

oh and i checked the drive but its ok

[Fruss Tray Ted]

Different beeps would get me trying to test RAM first. Memtest86 should do well for that. How did you test your harddrive? Best way is the harddrive manufacturer's softwares. Maxblast, SeaTools, DataLifeguard etc...