pc not working aftter i hear a long beep from tower

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Hi guys..

When i turn my pc on.. i get a long beep and nothing is displayed on
monitor.. ive tried turning on my pc several times and i still get the same
problem.. Can anyone tell me what could be possibly wrong..
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Princess said:
Hi guys..

When i turn my pc on.. i get a long beep and nothing is displayed on
monitor.. ive tried turning on my pc several times and i still get the same
problem.. Can anyone tell me what could be possibly wrong..
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Consult the manual that came with the computer or motherboard to
determine the specific error that the beep code signifies.


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What is the make/model of the computer?

Bruce Chambers said:
Consult the manual that came with the computer or motherboard to
determine the specific error that the beep code signifies.


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LONG SINGLE BEEP is almost always RAM error; bios checks RAM first, and
can't go on if it fails, that's why no screen or anything else.

Try it w/ just one single ram module installed; try each slot in turn, try
each module. hopefully you'll at least get it to post and determine which
module (may) be bad [note: neither may be "bad", they may just not work
well together, or not at all in that motherboard. all PC3200 (or
whatever) are not the same, the BANK ORGANIZATION of the dimm makes a
difference. Many modules sold on ebay are of the "not so compatable"
variety.
 
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Hi can anyone help with this problem?? When I turn the computer off, the pc
turns back on itself ... Can u give me some advice of what is going on with
this as I am losing sleep .. Princess


Jack said:
What is the make/model of the computer?
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HI thanks for that.. its Windows xp professional pentimum 4

Ive been having this problem for months now. sometimes it works sometimes it
doesnt.. i could be in the middle of something and my monitor will turn off -
no display showing so i reboot then i get the same problem..one long beep and
nothing showing on display.. Im not that tecnical with pc's so i really dont
know where to go
 
I had this problem when I first bought a new machine a few years ago. It
got progressively worse for a few days until the machine wouldn't keep
running for more than a few minutes. The machine manufacturer said it was
their problem and they had me send the machine back and they gave me a new
one.

David Liebtag
 
=?Utf-8?B?UHJpbmNlc3M=?= rambled on in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware:
Hi guys..

When i turn my pc on.. i get a long beep and nothing is displayed on
monitor.. ive tried turning on my pc several times and i still get the
same problem.. Can anyone tell me what could be possibly wrong..
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If it's an AWARD BIOS then your ram is the problem.
 
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If there is nothing shown on the monitor and there is that long beep from the
tower case, this is usually indicate a "hardware" failure. As it was previous
mentioned, the RAM may have a problem. This is not the same thing as the hard
drive.
 
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