PC Intermittent Booting, 3 Beep Code

[mcflurryXD]

I'm working on an AMD system with an ASRock FM2A58M-VG3+ motherboard. The machine randomly started not POSTing and giving a 3 beep code (played twice with a pause inbetween) after it was physically moved (while unplugged). I have tried multiple different RAM sticks of different sizes and brands in the machine, and some of them worked in other machine as well. I've tried using both of the RAM slots, etc. I have got it to boot a few times, but whenever it is shut down, the problem returns. Does this sound like a bad motherboard, or could it be something else?

 

[asoroka]

I think these are the ASROCK beep codes
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BIOS Beep sound Description
1 short beep Memory Error
2 short beeps Memory parity check error
3 short beeps Basic memory 64K address check error
4 short beeps Real Time Clock malfunction
5 short beeps CPU error
6 short beeps Keyboard error
7 short beeps CPU interruption error
8 short beeps Graphic card error
9 short beeps Memory error
10 short beeps CMOS error
11 short beeps CPU cache memory malfunction
1 long, 3 short Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short Display/Retrace test failed
two-tone siren Low CPU Fan speed, Voltage Level issue

So sounds like it does not like your memory, so if you are sure that memory is ok (tested each stick on another motherboard) then it could be motherboard.

Have you tried clearing CMOS and then testing each stick only one at a time with memtest86.

 

[mcflurryXD]

So sounds like it does not like your memory, so if you are sure that memory is ok (tested each stick on another motherboard) then it could be motherboard.

Have you tried clearing CMOS and then testing each stick only one at a time with memtest86.

I have tested all of the sticks in another motherboard. What is odd is that all of them work except the one that was in the troubled machine to begin with. I have tried clearing the CMOS multiple times by moving the cover on the jumper pins for several minutes at a time. I have not tried using memtest86 on either machine for any of the sticks, but it would be highly unlikely that all ~10 sticks or so that I've tried are all bad.

 

[The Paladin]

are you overclocking your system if so , reset bios/cmos and boot again

 

[asoroka]

So you say all sticks tested in another machine and only one (original one didn't work).

What happens if you don't use that stick in your rig?

 

[mcflurryXD]

are you overclocking your system if so , reset bios/cmos and boot again

The system is not overclocked in any way, but I have reset the CMOS multiple times.

 

[mcflurryXD]

So you say all sticks tested in another machine and only one (original one didn't work).

What happens if you don't use that stick in your rig?

I still have the intermittent booting, most of the time it doesn't POST and gives the 3 beep error. That's what I find the most odd about it, I can't find any pattern or higher boot rate regardless of what combination of sticks I use, which RAM slot the sticks are in, etc.

 

[asoroka]

I am starting to lean towards a bad motherboard.

 

[mcflurryXD]

I am starting to lean towards a bad motherboard.

That's what I was afraid of... oh well.

Thank you all for the help.