System won't POST, beeps me into insanity!

[Jim Walker]

Hey, I recently went out and bought a Celeron 600 FC-PGA to upgrade my ailing Abit BE6 system. I flashed my bios to the latest version (TH). I also went out and bought an Asus s370-slot1 adapter. Slapping those
two together I proceeded to install the new CPU. With proper jumper settings and all (on the adapter card) I turned on my computer and it made these loud stressed beeps that came and went in frequent intervals. My computer wouldn't even turn on, there was nothing on the monitor and beeps continued on forever. Thinking that my mobo might not be autodetecting the 600 I put my old Celeron 433 back in and to my dismay I heard the exact same beeps. I wanted to get into the bios and manually set the proper settings for a Celeron 600 but now I can't even get my
computer to turn on. I've tried everything from a Pentium II 233 Slot 1 CPU to the Celeron 600 over and over again. No luck. I've checked over and tried everything (removing hds, ram, video cards.. etc). Same old one tone stressed beeps. The weird thing is when I don't have a CPU in the motherboard it boots up without any beeps, but there is nothing on the monitor still. Could it be that my motherboard has shorted out? Or is it something to do with my SLOT 1 socket being damaged? Any thoughts or solutions would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[wedor]

Are you sure the CPU is fully seated? if so just try re-seating all components and connections.

[runnin_guy]

When you flashed your bios, did it flash properly? Did it say it was successful? Has it ever worked with the new bios?

[Jim Walker]

The flash was sucessful. My old 433 Celeron worked fine with the new bios. It's ever since I tried to install the 600 that this has happened, and now it won't function with -any- cpu. I've unscrewed the motherboard out of the casing and put it on some bubbly wrap and put the cpu, video card, and ram in it. Still those annoying beeps come.

[justy]

If the bubble wrap is antistatic it could be conductive, if it is not antistatic it could be generating static.

Either way, not the best idea.

Minimise your system, check your cooling, memory, and P.S.U. If possible prove out your parts in a working PC.

All the best, Justy.

[MrEd]

Have you tried to put in a different video card? That "could" be the culprit, since no other cpu's are working in it now.

-MrEd
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[sharder8]

My .02! I think Mr. Ed may have hit on something. My video card caused the same thing.

Harder

[sphismatic]

You're sure you got the latest BIOS (BE6TH)? Also, do you have BE6, BE6-II, BE6-II 2.0? Also, make sure the mobo is seated right, i.e. not touching the case at any point. Do you have a heatsink and fan on it? Make sure it is plugged into header 1. Move the HSF around slightly. Do you have a Soundblaster soundcard? Sometimes these give boards fits. Is your RAM properly seated? Need more Info about your setup....

[HfdWolfPack]

A month ago mine did the same thing...it was the video card.(when I through an old PCI video card in it worked fine)

[Deanna_L]

Are there any pauses in the series of beeps, as error codes can be used to tell which area is defective, including both motherboards and video cards? I worry about the board being put on bubbly wrap and not an antistatic mat or bag. Is it possible that there may be a motherboard jumper that needs to be changed. I suggest listening to the sequence of the beeps to try to determine what the beep codes mean.

[arn]

I just upgraded my BE6 with a celeron 600. I used the bios BE6PL. From what I understand the Celeron 600 is a PIII with the cach knocked down. You need the multiplier of 9 which BE6PL will give you.

Make sure you have the heatsink installed with some goop when you turn it on or you'll fry it.

Also make sure the jumper setting is set for PIII and not Celeron, everything else on auto. Did you get a FC-PGA card, cause the PPGA won't work.

Of course you will have to get it running with the old cpu and PPGA card to reflash the bios. Use the jumper to drain the Cmos or turn it off and pull the battery for a minute or two.

My 600 runs at 900, highest temp, 32C after heavy gaming. I think there's more to be had, its very stable.

arn