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by grovsey1

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i am running windows xp sp2.when i boot it up the first thing that normally happens is it freezez ,so i have to reboot,then it starts to stop at different parts off boot up and gives a continuos beepi sometimes have to try 10 times before it stays on.when it does stay on it will run great for hours until i shut it down .i think there is a hardware issue but what i am looking for is something like software that i can run that will test my pc and tell me what part is failing
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ian
i have changed the 3v battery

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by grovsey1

here is a copy off belarc off what is on the pc ect
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: VT8366-8233
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 01/02/2003
Drives Memory Modules c,d
81.95 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
43.61 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

DVD-ROM DVD-114 [CD-ROM drive]
LITE-ON LTR-48125W [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 0, s/n Y25HDJYE, rev YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy 768 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

by internetspider

Hello,
u mean when u turn on there is no display!
what u say i think it is ram problem but before u guess enything try to do this and check open ur case remove the ram clean the dust from the slots with dry brush or something very carefully and try to install the ram in the other slot or if u have two chips change there places also remove VGA card if there is external VGA, remove clean and reinstall again.

by rkuhn040172

The beeping is important. They are BIOS beeps and will indicate what the problem is.

The manufacturer should have a BIOS beep chart.

The number of short beeps, long beeps, etc all indicate where the problem lies.

Go from there...

If the manufacturer doesn't have this, check the maker of your BIOS and the correct version.

by grovsey1

hi rickk not sure on manufacturer regarding the beep i get a long tone if that helps you ,i am not sure how to check the bios m8

by rkuhn040172

On the manufacturer and model but typically you can get into the BIOS on startup by typing F2, F8 or Del shortly after the PC boots up.

Also, if you disable the splash screen, it will tell you the BIOS maker.

Once you know that, it will be easier to lookup what the long beep means.

by grovsey1

pheonix-award v 6
i have removed the 512mb stick of ram and at the mo seems to be running fine but would like to no if this is the case

by grovsey1

pheonix-award v 6
i have removed the 512mb stick of ram and at the mo seems to be running fine but would like to no if this is the case

by rkuhn040172

So you removed one stick of RAM and it runs fine?

Then it is a RAM issue.

Buy another stick of RAM (512MB should be cheap) and test your theory.

by grovsey1

ran great last night and was great when re-booting during the night ,come to start it up today and its doing it again,with or with out the stick off ram still giving me a headache,getting close to putting a hammer to it just ,helpppppppppppppppppppppppppp

by toma

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by grovsey1

ran great last night and was great when re-booting during the night ,come to start it up today and its doing it again,with or with out the stick off ram still giving me a headache,getting close to putting a hammer to it just ,helpppppppppppppppppppppppppp

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