Author Topic: Mother Board troubles (Read 336 times)

The Fugitive · « **on:** August 21, 2005, 09:32:56 AM »

Well I went out a got me a new MB... old board only support 133 mhz ram, and its hard to come by

Bought a ASUS P4P800-VM and a gig of 3200 ram. Installed it all and when I booted, I got a Long beep (with a quick interuption in the middle of it, almost like two very quick beeps) and then 6 short beeps. I couldn't find ANYWHERE that listed a post code like that. This thing doesn't even make it to "post".

Emailed ASUS and they said it could be a grounding issue. When I fired the board off with it laying on a piece of cardboard it didn't even give me the beep code. Tried a differnt stick of ram from a working computer and same thing. All other componets are in this machine and running fine with the old MB.

Called ASUS and they said send it back, which I did. It was returned and the paper work said they changed a battery and redid BIOS. Installed board, same problem.

Any ideas?

Fugitive

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2005, 10:25:33 AM »

I would double check the case/ps with the old motherboard/video card and make sure they are ok

then place the motherboard outside the case on cardboard, like you did before with only the video card & ram in it and check it that way

The Fugitive · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2005, 11:11:31 AM »

Thanks for replying,

The pwr supply is a new 600 watt, not the most expensive one out there, but it has good numbers. All the old parts...video, sound, nic card, drives and box are what I'm using with the old MB now and all work fine.

Ive tried running the new MB with nothing else plugged in but nessities....mouse, keyboard and monitor, using the "onboard" video, and get the same thing. That with both the new ram, and old ram from a working machine.

Come on guys, need more ideas! LOL!!

Fugitive

RBug · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2005, 12:04:07 PM »

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AMI BIOS Beep Codes

1 Short Beep
One beep is good!
Everything is ok, that is if you see things on the screen.
If you don't see anything, check your monitor and video card first.
Is everything connected?
If they seem fine, your motherboard has some bad chips on it.
First reset the SIMM's and reboot.
If it does the same thing, one of the memory chips on the motherboard are bad, and you most likely need to get another motherboard since these chips are soldered on.

2 Short Beeps
Your computer has memory problems.
First check video.
If video is working, you'll see an error message.
If not, you have a parity error in your first 64K of memory.
First check your SIMM's.
Reseat them and reboot.
If this doesn't do it, the memory chips may be bad.
You can try switching the first and second banks memory chips.
First banks are the memory banks that your CPU finds its first 64K of base memory in.
You'll need to consult your manual to see which bank is first.
If all your memory tests good, you probably need to buy another motherboard.

3 Short Beeps
Basically the same thing as 2 beeps.
Follow that diagnosis above.

6 Short Beeps
The chip on your motherboard that controls your keyboard (A20 gate) isn't working.
First try another keyboard.
If it doesn't help, reseat the chip that controls the keyboard, if it isn't soldered in.
If it still beeps, replace the chip if possible.
Replace the motherboard if it is soldered in.

The Fugitive · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2005, 03:58:08 PM »

Yup, I found all those and a bunch more. Mine is giving me 2 very quick beeps...almost one beep with a hic-up in it... and 6 short beeps. which isn't listed there

Anything else I can try before I go through the hassle of sending the board in again?

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2005, 04:20:06 PM »

Try a different keyboard.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2005, 04:40:46 PM »

I may be thinking of the wrong motherboard here, but does it have the plug in for the 4 post square plug out of the power supply? If so, unplug it and try again.

The Fugitive · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2005, 08:09:34 PM »

yes it does have that 4 pin plug, I'll try it with out it plugged in.

Thanks

Krusty · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2005, 08:27:43 PM »

That extra plug is required to power the P4 chips, though. If the P4P is intel-based (the P5P800 sure is)

beet1e · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:40:48 AM »

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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
I may be thinking of the wrong motherboard here, but does it have the plug in for the 4 post square plug out of the power supply? If so, unplug it and try again.

Are you thinking of the Asus A8V? That has TWO power connectors, including that square 12v one. Unless both are connected, the system won't boot, and won't even beep.