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1 long beep 3 short beeps computer shuts down.
I just built a new machine Abit K8 Pro Athlon 64 3400+ (Phoenix Bios)
When the machine powers up I recieve 1 long beep and 3 short beeps then the puter shuts down. Tried reseating the CPU, Two brands of memory, two video cards. Tried starting it up with nothing but the CPU and I always get the same result. Don't have the luxury of trying the CPU in another board since I don't have one. What is the most likely culprit? Most people think the Bios is not pickin up the AGP slot.
When the machine powers up I recieve 1 long beep and 3 short beeps then the puter shuts down. Tried reseating the CPU, Two brands of memory, two video cards. Tried starting it up with nothing but the CPU and I always get the same result. Don't have the luxury of trying the CPU in another board since I don't have one. What is the most likely culprit? Most people think the Bios is not pickin up the AGP slot.
also look up right behind the parallel port there is a 4 pin power connector, this has to be conected for this system to work properly.
Well to tell you exactly what your POST code means you need to look up the codes for that motherboard. The common Post codes are as follows.
No beep = system dead
Continuous beeps = Power supply
Repeating short beeps = Power supply
One short beep nothing on screen Video card failure
One short have video but still does not boot = Floppy
2 short beeps = config error most PS/2 systems
1 long 1 short = bad mobo
1 long 2 short = bad video card failure.
If you send me your BIOS type then I can look up your exact POST problem.
No beep = system dead
Continuous beeps = Power supply
Repeating short beeps = Power supply
One short beep nothing on screen Video card failure
One short have video but still does not boot = Floppy
2 short beeps = config error most PS/2 systems
1 long 1 short = bad mobo
1 long 2 short = bad video card failure.
If you send me your BIOS type then I can look up your exact POST problem.
You have misidentified the motherboard. Abit has a KV8 Pro which supports Athlon 64 cpus, and the BIOS is Phoenix/Award BIOS. This motherboard also has a special POST code display which you can look up. Award doesn't have one long, three short beeps, but it does have one long, two short, which is a video error.
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Callandor I hear 1 long beep and 3 short beeps when I turn on the puter. I don't know if it is Phoenix/Award since I never got it to post. The screen shots in the manual shows Phoenix. I was wondering if it is the CPU.
Can you open it up and see what the code is on the POST diagnostic display? That motherboard comes with one.
it may still be BAD RAM
http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm
1long, 3short No video card or bad video RAM Reseat or replace the video card.
U may want to make sure its supported Video card .(i,e isome mother board only Support 1.5V Video cards.)
http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm
1long, 3short No video card or bad video RAM Reseat or replace the video card.
U may want to make sure its supported Video card .(i,e isome mother board only Support 1.5V Video cards.)
Oh Incidently someone here pointed out that the BIOS maybe a Hybrid Phoenix /Award In which case the code maybe indicating bad RAM or CMOS error
http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/phoenixbeep.htm
1-1-3 CMOS read/write error The real time clock/CMOS is faulty. Replace the CMOS if possible
Low 1-1-3 Extended CMOS RAM failure The extended portion of the CMOS RAM has failed. Replace the CMOS if possible
http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/phoenixbeep.htm
1-1-3 CMOS read/write error The real time clock/CMOS is faulty. Replace the CMOS if possible
Low 1-1-3 Extended CMOS RAM failure The extended portion of the CMOS RAM has failed. Replace the CMOS if possible
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I checked again and it is a Hybrid. code is 8.7.
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try using only one display card first in the machine, see beeps go away, have the drivers CD ready for VGA/XGA drivers. Note down the Interupts port taken by display, and give other int for the second driver.
Hmm here is a possibility, what wattage is your Powersupply at? if it is like 250 that might be your problem there.
Oh yea i just thought of this. I had one computer(2 years ago) that did the same thing.. turns out it was my CD-ROM drive.. i don't know why.. but when i took out my cd drive everything worked fine.
so maybe you might want to tear down your system and only connect your videocard,memory , floppy, and powersupply. and while you are tearing it down make shure that the things are not "just in the slots" but fitted in there correctly.
so maybe you might want to tear down your system and only connect your videocard,memory , floppy, and powersupply. and while you are tearing it down make shure that the things are not "just in the slots" but fitted in there correctly.
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These are the post codes 8.7 then it goes to 9.C and shuts down. I don't see 9.C in the manual.
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I'm just going to send it back. I tried everything and it doesn't work. :-(
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i found someone with a socket 754 board and the CPU did nothing.
sounds like you neede to check all of the cables and check your bios setup
i see this board supports agp 4x and 8x ensure you are not using a 2x card
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-178&depa=0