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| Thread ID: 79456 | 2007-05-20 22:31:00 | PC not booting, one long BIOS beep | autechre (266) | Press F1 |
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| 551570 | 2007-05-20 22:31:00 | My PC died last week. The motherboard is getting power as all the fans spin up and the LEDs on board light up, but the PC doesn't display anything on screen. I get one long beep when it's trying to POST and it repeats every few seconds. I've tried swapping out RAM & video card, anything else I could try? or is the board/CPU toasted? If it is toast, anyone know where you can still get new AMD socket-A boards from? :) It looks like I may need to finally upgrade. Whats the minimum PSU I need for a dual-core Intel box with 2 HDDs, 2 optical drives? Sorry for all the questions, but I need to revive my PC :) |
autechre (266) | ||
| 551571 | 2007-05-20 23:00:00 | I doubt you'll find any Socket A's around these days. Unless u find one on Trademe or something. Or do a search on Pricespy. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 551572 | 2007-05-20 23:12:00 | beep codes... www.5starsupport.com |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 551573 | 2007-05-20 23:16:00 | I would first check the bios battery and the Ram(memory) seating. That one beep can be either of these from what I can remember off the top of my head. Good luck. | JackStraw (6573) | ||
| 551574 | 2007-05-20 23:56:00 | beep codes... www.5starsupport.com Thanks but already checked those, they don't help. It has an Award BIOS, but none of the codes correspond with one i'm getting. I might clear the BIOS & see if it makes any difference but it looks like the CPU or board has failed. What a PITA. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 551575 | 2007-05-21 02:09:00 | can't help you with the startup - mb problem, but as for the question regarding PSU: Any good quality 400W+ PSU is fine for a mainstream PC, if you want to install top end video cards or SLI arrangements you need to go up to 550-600W or more. 8800GTS for example specifies at least 26Amps available on the 12v rail ( single card ). You could get away with 350W but it is pushing your luck a little. I have a X2 3800+ with 7600GT, 5x HDD, 2x DVDRW drives, 1G DDR2 RAM all running quite happily on a thermaltake purepower 420W psu. Interestingly enough it's all running off a 350VA UPS with a stated capacity of 210W without overloading. For my games machine with an 8800GTS I use a silverstone 600W psu, these cost about $220 and it's worth considering a quality PSU to protect your investment - after all it's foolish to run $1500 upwards of equipment on an "el cheapo" $50 400W psu that'll **** itself if it ever has to supply anything like 400W |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 551576 | 2007-05-21 04:10:00 | Thanks dugimodo. I have a Thermaltake PSU in there currently - I think its 430W. Just unsure whether it will have the necessary connections for a more modern m/board :) At this stage, if my current board is dead, I will probably go for a 7900GS instead of the 8xxx range. So it sounds like the current PSU should hold up ok. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 551577 | 2007-05-21 06:16:00 | At this stage, if my current board is dead, I will probably go for a 7900GS instead of the 8xxx range. So it sounds like the current PSU should hold up ok. I doubt it. Its one of their cheaper ones. Not enough amps for my liking. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 551578 | 2007-05-22 07:09:00 | Howdy Exactly the same thing happened to an old socket A board of mine. Same sort of beep. Board was toast. Luckily my sister's PC also had a socket A board, so everything back up and running. Looks like you'll have to upgrade, good an excuse as any ;) cheers Ravage |
Ravage (6815) | ||
| 551579 | 2007-05-22 07:18:00 | BIOS settings are used after the POST . You're not getting into the POST, so clearing the settings, or setting defaults probably won't help . But it won't harm, either, and trying to get into the setup is a good idea, so set the defaults and save them if you do get in . But I'd look for something shorted . Try removing the memory, then all plugin cards . |
Graham L (2) | ||
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