[SOLVED] Intel DP67BG motherboard 2 per second beep and does not boot

[johnsallen]

My Powerspec G160 computer (2011 vintage) with Intel DP67BG motherboard has been reliable but now does not boot. It gets partway through the boot process and then hangs, with a continuous 2 per second beep. This beep code is not in Intel documentation I have found online. The computer gets as far as displaying the first BIOS messages -- and then hangs, with this beep code. I suspect a bad boot drive -- it is a solid-state drive. Can anyone identify this beep code or tell me what is happening?

Update, next day: the computer booted normally this morning. I ran a Windows system image to back up the drive. I know that solid state drives shuffle data around to even out wear and so can repair themselves, up to a point. Does that describe what is happening? I am considering buying a replacement drive and cloning the one I am now using.

 

[Imacflier]

I had this problem recently....and was told there is no such beep code. Lots of research later it seems that this indicates no memory detected. And sure enough, a new memory kit fixed the problem. YMMV, of course, but it worked for me.

Larry