barry martin
November 3rd 04, 07:23 PM
= > Hello all. I have been working on a 6 year old computer trying to get win 9
= > up and running. Everything was working fine. I replaced the power supply an
= > had Win 98 working. Now the processor fan is not working and nothing comes
n
= > when the computer boots. I have reseated the video card with no avail. Coul
= > this be a motherboard issue ie motherboard battery or another issue?
Any beeps as the system starts up? (These comes from the speaker in
the case, not the external speakers.) The beeps will have a pattern
of long and short (a normal boot gives a short beep).
Try removing the memory sticks to see if anything good happens. When
I added RAM to one of my systems I loosened the video card so maybe
the opposite is true for you.
Anything displaying on the monitor? Any changes to the monitor's
LEDs? (Mine will blink in a pattern when no signal and stop blinking
when it gets a signal.)
This is an antique file but may help with the problem (a Google search
of "BIOS BEEP" + "<brand name of chip>" may help):
To: ERIC PARKER
From: JAY HANNA
Date: 09-27-95
Subj: Error Codes Conf: 60 IN-SW_REVIEW
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EP-> I have forgoten all the beep codes and error messages on clones, I
know that error messages can range from computer to computer, beep
codes seem to be mostly standard on clones. Would anyone know them
or be able to dirct me to where I might be able to find them out.
This is a couple of years old but may help.
Beep Beep
Here's the scenario. Your computer won't boot, but you hear beeps.
Interpreting those beeps might mean the difference between recifying
the situation yourself and calling a technician. Here's a list of
the error beep codes for AMI, Award, IBM, and Phoenix BIOSs.
AMI
1 Short DRAM refresh failure
2 Short Parity circuit failure
3 Short Base 64K RAM failure
4 Short System timer failure
5 Short Processor failure
6 Short Keyboard controller gate A20 error
7 Short Virtual mode exception error
8 Short Display memory read/write test failure
9 Short ROM BIOS checksum failure
1 Long 3 Short Conventional/extended meory failure
1 Long 8 Short Display/retrace test failed
Award
All processors
1 Long 2 Short Video error
2 Short Any nonfatal error
1 Short No error during POST
80286/80386/89486 pROCESSORS
1 Long 3 Short Keyboard controller error
IBM
1 Short Normal POST system OK
2 Short POST error-error code displayed on CRT
No Beep Power supply, system board
Continuous Power supply, system board
Repeating Short Power supply, system board
1 Long 1 Short System board
1 Long 2 Short Display adapter (mono/CGA)
1 Long 3 Short Enhanced graphics adapter (EGA)
3 Long 3270 keyboard card
Phoenix BIOS beep codes are three groups of beep counts.
1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure
1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum failure
1-2-1 Programmable interval timer failure
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure
1-2-3 DMA page register write/read failure
1-3-1 First 64k RAM chip or data line failure, multibit
1-4-2 Parity failure first 64k RAM
1-4-3 Fail-safe timer feature (only EISA BIOS)
1-4-4 Software NMI port failure (only EISA BIOS)
Continued in next message.
* Hypochondriac: A guy who won't let well enough alone
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= > up and running. Everything was working fine. I replaced the power supply an
= > had Win 98 working. Now the processor fan is not working and nothing comes
n
= > when the computer boots. I have reseated the video card with no avail. Coul
= > this be a motherboard issue ie motherboard battery or another issue?
Any beeps as the system starts up? (These comes from the speaker in
the case, not the external speakers.) The beeps will have a pattern
of long and short (a normal boot gives a short beep).
Try removing the memory sticks to see if anything good happens. When
I added RAM to one of my systems I loosened the video card so maybe
the opposite is true for you.
Anything displaying on the monitor? Any changes to the monitor's
LEDs? (Mine will blink in a pattern when no signal and stop blinking
when it gets a signal.)
This is an antique file but may help with the problem (a Google search
of "BIOS BEEP" + "<brand name of chip>" may help):
To: ERIC PARKER
From: JAY HANNA
Date: 09-27-95
Subj: Error Codes Conf: 60 IN-SW_REVIEW
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EP-> I have forgoten all the beep codes and error messages on clones, I
know that error messages can range from computer to computer, beep
codes seem to be mostly standard on clones. Would anyone know them
or be able to dirct me to where I might be able to find them out.
This is a couple of years old but may help.
Beep Beep
Here's the scenario. Your computer won't boot, but you hear beeps.
Interpreting those beeps might mean the difference between recifying
the situation yourself and calling a technician. Here's a list of
the error beep codes for AMI, Award, IBM, and Phoenix BIOSs.
AMI
1 Short DRAM refresh failure
2 Short Parity circuit failure
3 Short Base 64K RAM failure
4 Short System timer failure
5 Short Processor failure
6 Short Keyboard controller gate A20 error
7 Short Virtual mode exception error
8 Short Display memory read/write test failure
9 Short ROM BIOS checksum failure
1 Long 3 Short Conventional/extended meory failure
1 Long 8 Short Display/retrace test failed
Award
All processors
1 Long 2 Short Video error
2 Short Any nonfatal error
1 Short No error during POST
80286/80386/89486 pROCESSORS
1 Long 3 Short Keyboard controller error
IBM
1 Short Normal POST system OK
2 Short POST error-error code displayed on CRT
No Beep Power supply, system board
Continuous Power supply, system board
Repeating Short Power supply, system board
1 Long 1 Short System board
1 Long 2 Short Display adapter (mono/CGA)
1 Long 3 Short Enhanced graphics adapter (EGA)
3 Long 3270 keyboard card
Phoenix BIOS beep codes are three groups of beep counts.
1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure
1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum failure
1-2-1 Programmable interval timer failure
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure
1-2-3 DMA page register write/read failure
1-3-1 First 64k RAM chip or data line failure, multibit
1-4-2 Parity failure first 64k RAM
1-4-3 Fail-safe timer feature (only EISA BIOS)
1-4-4 Software NMI port failure (only EISA BIOS)
Continued in next message.
* Hypochondriac: A guy who won't let well enough alone
---
þ RoseReader 2.52á P003186
þ The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971
---
þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD *