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once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot
gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas

andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
 
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how many sticks of ram do you have installed? Try booting it with just 1,
see if you have the same result. Also try reseating the ram to make sure
they are fitted into the slots correctly, but as far as that goes sounds
like a memory issue. If your video is working, try the above memory
suggestion, If you can see an error during boot up along with the beeps,
would be helpful to know that info as well. Also try switching the memory
around to different slots. If all the memory seems to be ok then sounds like
the motherboard or motherboard bios needs to be replaced. Since you have
just bought it I would take it back in that event. (be sure to boot the pc
with 1 ram chip installed, if no beeps, remove the good one and insert the
next one, keep doing this for all chips to determine possible ram failure)

As for the time on the bios, losing time usually is the result of bad
battery, bad cmos chip, or bad clock crystal(rare)

// Doug



"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot gives
> me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
>
> andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
 
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"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot
> gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
>
> andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com


http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

If it is losing time, try replacing the motherboard battery
 
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SwissTony wrote:
> "Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:AEG3d.158$51.53@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>
>>once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot
>>gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
>>
>>andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
>
>
>
> http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
>
> If it is losing time, try replacing the motherboard battery
>
>
i have only just bought the board
 
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FWIW, some of the new Mb's beep for each device connected to the
USB hub. Check ++Asus P4800+# E delux or any other AI
Read Manual If Asus Mb before blaming mem stick
Disconnect usb devices Hear Beep now?
HTH
BeeVee
"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot
> gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
>
> andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
 
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Andrew Hopkinson schrieb:

> gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas

Two short beebs on an AMI BIOS means that the power on self test has
failed. First you should check the random access memory, if it is
correctly working. Next you could dismantle and reintegrate it.

Regards

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Andrew Hopkinson wrote:

> SwissTony wrote:
....
>> If it is losing time, try replacing the motherboard battery
>>
>>
> i have only just bought the board

Which doesn't tell anything together with your non-information regarding
motherboard brand, date of manufacturing, maybe 2nd hand or warranty
exchange/refurbished ware, storage environmental conditions (you probably
don't know). Check it out, or - best practice if really new - take it back
for a refund/exchange.
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Andrew Hopkinson wrote:

> SwissTony wrote:
>> "Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:AEG3d.158$51.53@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>>
>>>once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot
>>>gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
>>>
>>>andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
>>
>> If it is losing time, try replacing the motherboard battery
>>
>>
> i have only just bought the board

The board is therefore new TO YOU. But is it really new? In other words, how
long did it sit on the shelf before you bought it? How old is the board
design, when was it manufactured and/or first marketed? It could have been
sitting around hither and yon for two or three years before it came into
your hands, and the battery has been dutifully keeping the CMOS alive all
that time. Replace the battery.
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Kinda doubt its the battery.....Or memory... Heck just take that board
back...

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"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:AEG3d.158$51.53@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i reboot
> gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
>
> andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
 
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"Walter Mautner" <nownews.10.eatallspam@spamgourmet.com> wrote in
message news:j9u322-ogd.ln1@ID-104681.user.uni-berlin.de...
: Andrew Hopkinson wrote:
:
: > SwissTony wrote:
: ...
: >> If it is losing time, try replacing the motherboard battery
: >>
: >>
: > i have only just bought the board
:
: Which doesn't tell anything together with your non-information
regarding
: motherboard brand, date of manufacturing, maybe 2nd hand or warranty
: exchange/refurbished ware, storage environmental conditions (you
probably
: don't know). Check it out, or - best practice if really new - take it
back
: for a refund/exchange.
: --
I must agree with you on this. Sad and I got custom-built computers in
the spring. we both have a motherboard from Elitegroup (ECS). We both
get two beeps. One when we first boot or reboot (pre P.O.S.T.) and one
immediately following the Power On Self Test. This is normal, so it is
important to know the brand of board, and WHEN the OP gets the beeps.
 
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"SwissTony" <me9@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:AEG3d.158$51.53@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> > once a day my computer acts strange it looses time and say i
reboot
> > gives me 2 beeps on the bios (AMI) any ideas
> >
> > andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com
>
>
> http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
>
> If it is losing time, try replacing the motherboard battery

A weak battery won't cause that problem while the machine is running.
 
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"Andrew Hopkinson"
> i have only just bought the board
Most likely a software problem.
There can be various reasons for it.
Put "computer loses time" in the search box in Google for some info
on it. (use the quotation marks)
 
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Patrick Boch wrote:
> Kinda doubt its the battery.....Or memory... Heck just take that board
> back...
>
Thanks everyone sorted out it was a software issue
 
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"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Patrick Boch wrote:
> > Kinda doubt its the battery.....Or memory... Heck just take that
board
> > back...
> >
> Thanks everyone sorted out it was a software issue

That's what I suggested in my first post.
BTW, what was the software problem and how did you solve it?
May help others.
Glad to hear you got it fixed.
 
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"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6GG7d.391$961.54@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> Patrick Boch wrote:
>> Kinda doubt its the battery.....Or memory... Heck just take that board
>> back...
>>
> Thanks everyone sorted out it was a software issue

May be late but I've always found this valuable:
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html

2 beeps on an AMI BIOS is "memory parity error"

No 2 beep codes on Award or Phoenix, except a repeating High/Low on the
Award means "CPU failure"

FWIW
 
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Buffalo wrote:
> "Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:6GG7d.391$961.54@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>
>>Patrick Boch wrote:
>>
>>>Kinda doubt its the battery.....Or memory... Heck just take that
>
> board
>
>>>back...
>>>
>>
>>Thanks everyone sorted out it was a software issue
>
>
> That's what I suggested in my first post.
> BTW, what was the software problem and how did you solve it?
> May help others.
> Glad to hear you got it fixed.
>
>
It was called Anti-porn made by Tueagles, found out via disabling
startup method ie msconfig
 
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"Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Buffalo wrote:
> > "Andrew Hopkinson" <andy_hopkinson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:6GG7d.391$961.54@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> >
> >>Patrick Boch wrote:
> >>
> >>>Kinda doubt its the battery.....Or memory... Heck just take that
> >
> > board
> >
> >>>back...
> >>>
> >>
> >>Thanks everyone sorted out it was a software issue
> >
> >
> > That's what I suggested in my first post.
> > BTW, what was the software problem and how did you solve it?
> > May help others.
> > Glad to hear you got it fixed.
> >
> >
> It was called Anti-porn made by Tueagles, found out via disabling
> startup method ie msconfig

Thanks for the reply. :)
 
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