help please.

lottyxx

i have just turned on my pc and i just get on to the first start up screen where it says the pc make,and it stops and i get a high pitched beeping noise,and it does not do anything else. The pc is nearly 5 yrs old so i dont think its worth a repair,any quick fixes or is it dead?

Debt_Free_Chick

One beep? More? Continuous?

These beeps mean something as it's the results of the POST (Power On Self Test). Information about the beeps will help us diagnose the problem. It may well be fixable ...

lottyxx

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

One beep? More? Continuous?

These beeps mean something as it's the results of the POST (Power On Self Test). Information about the beeps will help us diagnose the problem. It may well be fixable ...

beep,beep,beep..continuoius does not stop until its turned off.

Debt_Free_Chick

lottyxx wrote: »

beep,beep,beep..continuoius does not stop until its turned off.

Sorry - it that one beep, repeated three times

One continuous beep

Or one beep, repeated three times immediately followed by a fourth continuous beep

Sorry to be a pain, but it's important

Cricri

These beeps should be described in the motherboard manual.
I'd vote for memory or graphic card fault. Take them out, blow any dust off, put them back, and try again.
If you recently moved the PC, I'd favour the graphic card not sitting properly in its slot.

lottyxx

its seperate beeps but unlimited until the machine is turned off all beeps are the same lengh and tone and keeps going.

TechTerry

are you sure you dont have something on ye keyboard, i get continuous beeps if a book or something is pressing a button.

lottyxx

TechTerry wrote: »

are you sure you dont have something on ye keyboard, i get continuous beeps if a book or something is pressing a button.

no its definatly coming from the pc,i opened it up and hoovered the fan and it stopped beeping and came on,but now the keyboard wont work although when pc comes on so do the keyboard lights. now im confused.

Lazy_Ike

lottyxx wrote: »

its seperate beeps but unlimited until the machine is turned off all beeps are the same lengh and tone and keeps going.

Have a look here, see if you can match your BIOS to the makes shown, and the beep code you hear
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html
I had a single short continuously repeated beep recently, but my screen told me my CPU fan was running too slow, and that was as far as the boot sequence would go. I could override by pressing F1. I replaced the fan on the CPU, but the problem continued. I monitored the CPU temperature, and it stayed within safe limits, over many hours of use, so I just routinely hit F1 thereafter when booting. Try doing as recommended by other posters above.
Just a note, I have since replaced that computer for other reasons, not connected to that problem (too low spec in every way).

lottyxx

well thanks for all your replies i have now fixed it ,the beeps according to the list seemed to relate to cpu,i have hoovered it all and its loads quieter and the beeps have gone !! yipee.....thanks again all.

totalsolutions

well thats about the worst thing you can do to a processor. The static created by the hose and dust fibres going up the tube are lethal to electronics. If you want to do this keep the end of the hose well away from the motherboard and use a small brush or air duster, to loosen the dust first and then carried away by the air stream.