Computer problems...hopefully fix?

cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:36 pm

Well my grandparents gave me their old computer and I'm trying to get it to work but every time I turn it on I get continous beeps coming from the onboard speaker. Anyone know what would be the problem?

Nicholai · Post by **Nicholai** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:38 pm

That could be a multitude of problems. The only time I've had that problem was if the video card or the memory weren't set in all the way.

Sword_Gun · Post by **Sword_Gun** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:43 pm

Theres many different beeps, it all depends on how long the beeps are, how fast they are, and the rate of them. Rate = How long theres silence between each beep. (Think of thunder and lightning, if they are close to each other Its close to your house).

Heres some problems that cause the beeps.

Monitor cable not plugged in,
Video card and/or sound card, and/or Mother board no plugged in fully.

Kai · Post by **Kai** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:46 pm

you have to lookup which bios is in you pc than search on google and find the right beepcode

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:55 pm

Open it up and check all the connections and cards and then try it. One of my old computers does that when there is no RAM and/or drives.

PancakeGoblin · Post by **PancakeGoblin** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:00 pm

The system is cold.

Open 'er up and put a blowdryer to it for a few minutes.

Seriously. I'll bet this pancake on it. *waves pancake on fork*

Sword_Gun · Post by **Sword_Gun** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:08 pm

yeaa...NO.

Goblin you do know that will fry the PC?

As the static from the Blowdryer will fry the board.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:42 pm

1) cold computers will still boot fine... thats kinda silly
2) hairdryer wont fry it; hairdryers dont spew static electricity (???)

possibly the ram. if its seated properly theres a chance that one or more of the sticks has just gone bad for some reason. try diffferent ram.

its also a good idea to just look it up as a few people have suggested. then you will know for sure.

Post by **bicostp** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:12 pm

You'll need compressed air to do this properly. (preferably a compressor, but cans will do)

1. Open the case.

2. Anywhere you see dust, blast it out. Blow out the processor heatsink, the fan, and stick the nozzle into the vent slots on the power supply to blow out as much dust and pet hair as you can. It's OK if you blow air on the fans and they make a loud buzzig noise when they spin by the air current.

3. take out the RAM and expansion cards out and blow out their sockets. Blow off any dust that may be left on the cards themselves.

4. re-assemble and boot it up.

5. Run Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:15 pm

bicostp wrote:You'll need compressed air to do this properly. (preferably a compressor, but cans will do)

1. Open the case.

2. Anywhere you see dust, blast it out. Blow out the processor heatsink, the fan, and stick the nozzle into the vent slots on the power supply to blow out as much dust and pet hair as you can. It's OK if you blow air on the fans and they make a loud buzzig noise when they spin by the air current.

3. take out the RAM and expansion cards out and blow out their sockets. Blow off any dust that may be left on the cards themselves.

4. re-assemble and boot it up.

5. Run Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter.

Isn't a vacuum better, as the dust won't resettle on even harder to reach places?

Sword_Gun · Post by **Sword_Gun** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:20 pm

Well the heat from the hair dryer will create static... Ive tried..

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cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Fri May 12, 2006 6:38 am

vskid wrote: Isn't a vacuum better, as the dust won't resettle on even harder to reach places?

No, that has static too, but I'll try what Bic said, hopefully I can get this thing to work.

Sir Games-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Games-A-Lot** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:54 am

timmeh87 wrote: 2) hairdryer wont fry it; hairdryers dont spew static electricity (???)

Well I would have guessed it would be from the electric heating coils but I'm not sure just seems common sense.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:21 am

well yeah if you like stick it right in there. i pictured using a hairdryer from further away (like you would for your hair)

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:42 pm

cowsgoquack101 wrote:
vskid wrote: Isn't a vacuum better, as the dust won't resettle on even harder to reach places?

No, that has static too, but I'll try what Bic said, hopefully I can get this thing to work.

Well, my computer still works, and I've vacuumed it several times (computers don't like cat hair), in fact, it needs vacuumed again.
Is static really a problem? I never ground myself and I haven't fried anything yet.