Here is your mobo. We/You have to figure out what the beep codes mean. Anything in your Mobo manual about the beep codes? It could be the video card or memory or something else.
It may be relatively inexpensive to fix.
<A HREF="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/" target="_new">http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/</A>
<A HREF="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/bv2_inst.htm" target="_new">FAQ</A>
Try <A HREF="http://www.memtest86.com" target="_new">memtest86 </A>
Maybe we can find what that beep code is supposed to mean.
The loving are the daring!
It may be relatively inexpensive to fix.
<A HREF="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/" target="_new">http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/</A>
<A HREF="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/bv2_inst.htm" target="_new">FAQ</A>
You can try to test your memory with this:
Try <A HREF="http://www.memtest86.com" target="_new">memtest86 </A>
Maybe we can find what that beep code is supposed to mean.
The loving are the daring!
I removed basically everything up to the memory. When the memory is removed I get 3 beeps, but those were different beeps. Discribing beeps in a post is really hard...
I had checked the manual, but it doesn't mention the double beep codes. Well, I went out and visited the newly open Fry's to get a new mobo. It booted on first try - not even Windows XP complained, but then on the second try the beeps again. Looks like I replaced a good mobo with another good one. Darn. Now, what else? It could be the memory I guess. So, off I go to pick up 512 MB memory... I will post results later (perhaps).
--bjorn
I had checked the manual, but it doesn't mention the double beep codes. Well, I went out and visited the newly open Fry's to get a new mobo. It booted on first try - not even Windows XP complained, but then on the second try the beeps again. Looks like I replaced a good mobo with another good one. Darn. Now, what else? It could be the memory I guess. So, off I go to pick up 512 MB memory... I will post results later (perhaps).
--bjorn
I took the pc to a computer shop because I wanted to get a solution - it worked fine, after they installed a temp fan (he didn't trust my heatsink). he then installed a new low noise fan, because it was obviously the problem. Well, not really. I took it home - same beeps. Then I had an idea - I moved it to another power outlet - and - yes - it did work. it was the quality of the power. It seems that the power supply didn't get enough power. well, $150 for the mobo, $25 for the technician, $50 for the new heatsink, 8 hours of my own work -- all could have been fixed by plugging in somewhere else. Now, that is sad.
--bjorn
--bjorn
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Bjoernr-
thank you.
it's 5 years later and i have no idea whether anyone will ever read this but...
i just had my computer beeping at me, no idea why, thought i had lost my whole nearly completed album....
just spent a few hours trawling the internet, and this thread was the only thing i found...
changed my PS2 mouse for a different one...
and hey presto.
signed up specially to thank you.
i was going to go to the computer shop in the morning.....
best wishes
J
thank you.
it's 5 years later and i have no idea whether anyone will ever read this but...
i just had my computer beeping at me, no idea why, thought i had lost my whole nearly completed album....
just spent a few hours trawling the internet, and this thread was the only thing i found...
changed my PS2 mouse for a different one...
and hey presto.
signed up specially to thank you.
i was going to go to the computer shop in the morning.....
best wishes
J
joeacheson-
I found this thread from Google and the description was exactly my problem when I sat down at my computer this morning. It was running all night. I unplugged the mouse from the KVM switch, then replugged it back in, restarted the PC and .... it booted right up.
THAKKS !
Froggy
I found this thread from Google and the description was exactly my problem when I sat down at my computer this morning. It was running all night. I unplugged the mouse from the KVM switch, then replugged it back in, restarted the PC and .... it booted right up.
THAKKS !
Froggy
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Well all of you nearly got that but
I
got the full description of the problem and its solution, so here it goes.
The ports of the PC are not fed power directly from the power supply, their power is however made available on board. This is done to be able to shut power to a port on the event of a short circuit.
SO the double beep you here before the six beeps signifies the detection of
that condition and serves as a notification for you that the motherboard is shutting ports down. That is why there is no video.
the following six beeps tell you that keyboard controller is not responding (Gate A20 error) and now you know why, well surly it will not respond because there is no power to it.
Intel has not documented it and that is very poor support.
I got that figured out when my Pc's USB port became broken and its wires touched its body (I was unaware of that). I came here to this forum But the answers were irrelevant
then I examined the motherboard and found the short circuit. So it may be a KVM's mouse output in the keyboard connector or a broken usb device attached or most likely a broken computer port like mine was.
😀 I got the meaning of six short beeps from phoenix bios codes and the
double beep's meaning from my experience.
so don't
go to a work shop just detach every thing on ports and look for the problem in case your (intel / phoenix bios) mother board throws this beep code on you.
happy fixing
bye.
I
got the full description of the problem and its solution, so here it goes.The ports of the PC are not fed power directly from the power supply, their power is however made available on board. This is done to be able to shut power to a port on the event of a short circuit.
SO the double beep you here before the six beeps signifies the detection of
that condition and serves as a notification for you that the motherboard is shutting ports down. That is why there is no video.
the following six beeps tell you that keyboard controller is not responding (Gate A20 error) and now you know why, well surly it will not respond because there is no power to it.
Intel has not documented it and that is very poor support.
I got that figured out when my Pc's USB port became broken and its wires touched its body (I was unaware of that). I came here to this forum But the answers were irrelevant
then I examined the motherboard and found the short circuit. So it may be a KVM's mouse output in the keyboard connector or a broken usb device attached or most likely a broken computer port like mine was.
😀 I got the meaning of six short beeps from phoenix bios codes and the
double beep's meaning from my experience.so don't
go to a work shop just detach every thing on ports and look for the problem in case your (intel / phoenix bios) mother board throws this beep code on you.happy fixing
bye.
codetvirus
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muzammalbaig :
Well all of you nearly got that but
I got the full description of the problem and its solution, so here it goes.
The ports of the PC are not fed power directly from the power supply, their power is however made available on board. This is done to be able to shut power to a port on the event of a short circuit.
SO the double beep you here before the six beeps signifies the detection of
that condition and serves as a notification for you that the motherboard is shutting ports down. That is why there is no video.
the following six beeps tell you that keyboard controller is not responding (Gate A20 error) and now you know why, well surly it will not respond because there is no power to it.
Intel has not documented it and that is very poor support.
I got that figured out when my Pc's USB port became broken and its wires touched its body (I was unaware of that). I came here to this forum But the answers were irrelevant
then I examined the motherboard and found the short circuit. So it may be a KVM's mouse output in the keyboard connector or a broken usb device attached or most likely a broken computer port like mine was.
😀 I got the meaning of six short beeps from phoenix bios codes and the double beep's meaning from my experience.
so don't go to a work shop just detach every thing on ports and look for the problem in case your (intel / phoenix bios) mother board throws this beep code on you.
happy fixing
bye.
I
got the full description of the problem and its solution, so here it goes.The ports of the PC are not fed power directly from the power supply, their power is however made available on board. This is done to be able to shut power to a port on the event of a short circuit.
SO the double beep you here before the six beeps signifies the detection of
that condition and serves as a notification for you that the motherboard is shutting ports down. That is why there is no video.
the following six beeps tell you that keyboard controller is not responding (Gate A20 error) and now you know why, well surly it will not respond because there is no power to it.
Intel has not documented it and that is very poor support.
I got that figured out when my Pc's USB port became broken and its wires touched its body (I was unaware of that). I came here to this forum But the answers were irrelevant
then I examined the motherboard and found the short circuit. So it may be a KVM's mouse output in the keyboard connector or a broken usb device attached or most likely a broken computer port like mine was.
😀 I got the meaning of six short beeps from phoenix bios codes and the
double beep's meaning from my experience.so don't
go to a work shop just detach every thing on ports and look for the problem in case your (intel / phoenix bios) mother board throws this beep code on you.happy fixing
bye.
Thank you VERY much for posting this!!! I know it was 6 years ago but still came in VERY handy. The computer I was working on is built into my Laser Marker I recently purchased used. Very low hour machine but 15 years old nonetheless. The mouse acted funny this evening and I had to shut it down in the middle of starting the laser job. When I attempted to restart I got the 2 quick beeps followed by the 6 short beeps. I was contemplating having to rebuild the build in computer. NOT COOL. Anyways if you read this muzammalbaig, THANK YOU. I have not attached a new mouse yet but the system starts up just fine without it attached and if I had another mouse like this right now I have no doubt the system would have ran the job just fine. I sure hope I am not wrong. Who knows how many people will read this but I know that it sure seems to have helped me. I was mildly freaking out about my situation. I as well joined specifically to say THANK YOU
your question was asked a couple years ago so likely not still an issue your dealing with. For anyone else without these type of connectors I am fairly certain the problem solver means unhook everything with the system turned off and keep restarting as you plug each item in while its turned off one at a time until the system gives the beep code again than you have found your culprit. Mine gave beep code when I plugged in the mouse
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