Three Loud Beeps

[GamerBoyFranco]

Sometimes when my newly built computer boots you cant see anything on the screen and it emits three loud beeps. When it does boot properly you only hear one beep and you see the POST on screen. I have checked all the conections but it still does it.
Any Ideas???

[BipolarBill]

I would suspect:

1. loose video card
2. corroded video card slot - clean with alcohol.
3. spotty RAM
4. corroded RAM slots - clean with [guess what?]

[GamerBoyFranco]

Spotty RAM? and I can use alcohol and the AGP and RAM slots?

[CrazyCrusher]

3 short Beeps, Your computer has memory problems. First, check video. If video is working, you'll see an error message. If not, you have a parity error in your first 64K of memory. Check your SIMMs. Reseat them and reboot. If this doesn't do it, the memory chips may be bad. You can try switching the first and second bank memory chips. First banks are the memory banks in which your CPU finds its first 64K of base memory. You'll need to consult your manual to see which bank is first. If all of your memory tests good, post back let me know ill so what else i can work out for you

[CrazyCrusher]

dang bill where did that post come from, I was in the middle of typing mine and there was none, you beat me to it

[BipolarBill]

Less typing - more posts in fewer minutes, CC.

[GamerBoyFranco]

So I can use alcohol on the AGP slot?

[CrazyCrusher]

Originally posted by BipolarBill
Less typing - more posts in fewer minutes, CC.

I do tend to blap on a lil maybe i should make it short and sweet like my self Im sure you can clean it like Bill said, I dont see why not I have done it

[BipolarBill]

Moisten the AGP card and memory contacts and push them in and out a few times.

[GamerBoyFranco]

ok I toke out the RAM and put it back in, it workd. I hope this holds.

[omendata]

A toker eh!!!

Maybe thats why you are having problems - does interfere with the techincal aspects of using computers.

DRUGS - JUST SAY NOOOOOO!!!


Its pretty quiet here today!!!

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Erm, i know this may sound a bit simple, but have you tried clearinf CMOS? (all beepcode errors i get can usually be remedied with a quick fiddlign of the jumpers)

--Jakk

[dave-harper]

ha - bill justs uses cut and paste or some script

" seen that before - autoreply #7 "

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if you use alcohol - get the 99 % stuff not the 70 % ( ie 30% water ! )

[Midknyte]

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