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I've just updated a computer,changed the hard drive and removed the modem,on complecion i switched on and only got a continuous bleep,it's intermitent ...on for 3-4 seconds....off for 3-4 seconds.It worked ok before hand and the hard drive is the one i'm using now.It's windows 98 second edition .

LeeTutor

It would help to know what brand of computer, and if you know, the brand of BIOS. If your computer's BIOS is by Award, and what you're describing is what is called 1 long beep on the following page, then it's a memory problem.

http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/award.htm

LeeTutor

If it's an AMI BIOS, then here is the PcGuide's page for troubleshooting that:

http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/ami.htm

Your BIOS beep pattern doesn't seem to match that of the Phoenix BIOS, but here is that page:

http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/phoenix/index.htm

Award, Phoenix, and AMI are the most popular brands of BIOS. But there are others. So, it would help if you could tell us that. The initial screen on bootup should let you know...

hewittg

Great advice above. Also reseat all your cards and memory and make sure all cales are on correctly. Have had this happpen before.

Glenn

jayd855

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I've reseated memory ect. but nojoy.The bios is award phoenix in a platinix 4x mobo with a p4 1.3 gig cpu.It was working the day before but i had to change the hard drive remove modem and change graphic card, after which the problem started .I've had a look at the bleep code messages but can't make any senese of them.It bleeps straight away for 4 seconds,pauses for 2-3 seconds and repeats continuously...on for4 off for 2-3..

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jatcan

Make sure the cpu fan is turning , I have a bleep something similar to yours when the temperature outside reaches above 45 degress celcius, what ever that is in farenheit I forget but 21 degress celcius is room temperature -72degrees farenheit. So 45 would be up around 100 or 110 farenheit. In other words your cpu could be overheating...

Cheers.