Re: Motherboard beeps always and forever when booting

[FeMaster]

You would need to find out who makes your BIOS (Award, etc.) and then do a
websearch on [BIOS Manufacturer] Post beep codes. This will let you
diagnose what the problem is. Could be multiple things like bad memory, bad
video card, blown processor, etc. Might just be that one of those items
(video, mem, etc.) got jarred and is loose. Maybe dirty connection which
would require you to remove and reinstall the item.. Who knows. Check out
the Beep Codes, and post back...


"Peter Meister" > wrote in message
...
> Since a few hours my ECS motherboard (K7VTA2) is NOT bootable any more.
>
> When I turn on the power it starts beeping forever without showing boot
> sequence as usual.
>
> How do I revert the BIOS to the factory settings ?
> Setting the jumper1 to clear the CMOS did not help.
> Removing the motherboard battery does not help as well.
>
> What should I do?
>
> Peter
>
>

[Richard Urban]

Removing the M/B battery for about 5-30 minutes DOES reset the bios to the
defaults. No way it can not.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"FeMaster" <FeMaster @ hotmail . com> wrote in message
...
> You would need to find out who makes your BIOS (Award, etc.) and then do a
> websearch on [BIOS Manufacturer] Post beep codes. This will let you
> diagnose what the problem is. Could be multiple things like bad memory,
> bad video card, blown processor, etc. Might just be that one of those
> items (video, mem, etc.) got jarred and is loose. Maybe dirty connection
> which would require you to remove and reinstall the item.. Who knows.
> Check out the Beep Codes, and post back...
>
>
> "Peter Meister" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Since a few hours my ECS motherboard (K7VTA2) is NOT bootable any more.
>>
>> When I turn on the power it starts beeping forever without showing boot
>> sequence as usual.
>>
>> How do I revert the BIOS to the factory settings ?
>> Setting the jumper1 to clear the CMOS did not help.
>> Removing the motherboard battery does not help as well.
>>
>> What should I do?
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>
>

[Eric]

Usually beeping instead of booting means invalid or incorrectly installed
RAM. Verify the RAM is compatible with the motherboard, then verify it is
installed securely in the correct slot(s). If you pass both checks, it is
likely bad, suggest trying different RAM. Check other parts as well. It is
possible the same could occur with an invalid or incorrectly installed video
card...

"FeMaster" <FeMaster @ hotmail . com> wrote in message
...
> You would need to find out who makes your BIOS (Award, etc.) and then do a
> websearch on [BIOS Manufacturer] Post beep codes. This will let you
> diagnose what the problem is. Could be multiple things like bad memory,
> bad video card, blown processor, etc. Might just be that one of those
> items (video, mem, etc.) got jarred and is loose. Maybe dirty connection
> which would require you to remove and reinstall the item.. Who knows.
> Check out the Beep Codes, and post back...
>
>
> "Peter Meister" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Since a few hours my ECS motherboard (K7VTA2) is NOT bootable any more.
>>
>> When I turn on the power it starts beeping forever without showing boot
>> sequence as usual.
>>
>> How do I revert the BIOS to the factory settings ?
>> Setting the jumper1 to clear the CMOS did not help.
>> Removing the motherboard battery does not help as well.
>>
>> What should I do?
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>
>

[Jonny]

But serves no purpose if the cmos on the motherboard is defective. Dog
chasing his tail.
--
Jonny
"Richard Urban" > wrote in message
...
> Removing the M/B battery for about 5-30 minutes DOES reset the bios to the
> defaults. No way it can not.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "FeMaster" <FeMaster @ hotmail . com> wrote in message
> ...
>> You would need to find out who makes your BIOS (Award, etc.) and then do
>> a websearch on [BIOS Manufacturer] Post beep codes. This will let you
>> diagnose what the problem is. Could be multiple things like bad memory,
>> bad video card, blown processor, etc. Might just be that one of those
>> items (video, mem, etc.) got jarred and is loose. Maybe dirty connection
>> which would require you to remove and reinstall the item.. Who knows.
>> Check out the Beep Codes, and post back...
>>
>>
>> "Peter Meister" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Since a few hours my ECS motherboard (K7VTA2) is NOT bootable any more.
>>>
>>> When I turn on the power it starts beeping forever without showing boot
>>> sequence as usual.
>>>
>>> How do I revert the BIOS to the factory settings ?
>>> Setting the jumper1 to clear the CMOS did not help.
>>> Removing the motherboard battery does not help as well.
>>>
>>> What should I do?
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>