PC Boot... 3 beeps

[ptmdiam]

Hi All,

We have a HTPC that we've had for a number of years. This morning i woke up and the PC pretty much followed this cycle, over and over again

1. Turns On
2. Blue Lights for power and hdd
3. 3 Beeps (with a pause in between)
4. Turns Off
5. Go back to step 1

Whats wrong? Where do I start?

 

[chulex67]

can you give us the specs with the model of the motherboard? and 3 beeps normally means memory problem, remove them, clean them and place them again.

 

[ptmdiam]

its been a while since i looked at the specs. I know i am running a 64-bit W7

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
V/C: Asus 4600 (i think, need to verify)
CPU: E7300 ( i think)
ram: 4 gigs

Sorry - when you mean clean - you mean take a cloth and wipe it down?

 

[chulex67]

No, i mean air can and clean the dust from the memory and the memory slot. Also it could mean that your cpu fan its not working properly , open the case and turn it on to see if the fan is moving.

 

[ptmdiam]

ok, so took out the first ram piece and it booted up (its alive!)

then i decide to put it back in, now 9 beeps.

so, i took it out again.

 

[chulex67]

Yeah bad memory you need to replace it.

 

[ptmdiam]

yeah... running 2 gb nows... to replace i need to buy PC2-6400 ram - outdated and maybe obsolete. (based on the price).

i got a gigabyte UD3P-45 mobo

 

[chulex67]

Well, you can either update your full pc or just your ram slot. Its not really that hard to get that ram model its just a tinny bit more expensive than the new ones because of the shortage