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May 9, 2003 at 7:18 am #2306599

My computer will not work

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by titan054 · about 19 years ago

When I turn it on, the green power light turns on and so do the fans but the monitor is still blank (the monitor works fine on other computers) and then after a few seconds the computer makes a beeping noise and thats all it does. What is wrong with my computer?

Thank you for the help.

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- May 9, 2003 at 8:06 am #3357704
  
  My computer will not work
  
  by thechas · about 19 years ago
  
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  The beep is a “POST” error.
  Power On Self Test
  
  1 or more pieces of hardware fail the initial test that the BIOS performs before starting up the PC.
  
  Please describe the beep noise.
  Continuous beep,
  sequence of beeps repeating
  solid tone
  warbling “alarm” tone
  
  Also include details of what your PC is.
  Make model, motherboard etc.
  
  That way, we can help you find the POST code meanings for your system.
  
  I suspect that the system is not detecting your video card.
  Most likely, the card has slipped out of it’s socket in the motherboard just enough to loose contact.
  
  It could also be bad or loose RAM modules.
  
  The first step, is to open the case, and re-seat all plug-in cards and RAM modules.
  
  If the noise is closer to an alarm tone, the motherboard monitor circuit is either not seeing the CPU fan, the CPU fan is spinning too slow, or the voltage for one of the power supplies is out of specification.
  
  Chas
- May 9, 2003 at 2:14 pm #3357636
  
  My computer will not work
  
  by csmith · about 19 years ago
  
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  Lots of continuous beeping?
  Make sure the video card is properly seated.
  Regards, Chris
- May 10, 2003 at 2:27 am #3357542
  
  My computer will not work
  
  by titan054 · about 19 years ago
  
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  The beeps are like 5 quick short beeps right after each other.
  
  The computer is a Emachine 550, 550 MHz, Pent. 3 and I not sure about the rest.
- May 12, 2003 at 2:05 am #3357117
  
  My computer will not work
  
  by johngreer · about 19 years ago
  
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  Silly question, but are you sure the monitor is plugged into the correct place?
- May 22, 2003 at 4:42 am #3360463
  
  My computer will not work
  
  by edsdave · about 19 years ago
  
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  The 5 beeps indicate a motherboard or processor malfunction. Attach is a link on how to determine.
  http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/cpu_Failure.htm
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