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Here is some simple troubleshooting by listening the PC Beeps (The sound that occurs when pc boots up)One Beep :
DRAM refresh failure
This may be due to - Bad memory chips
- A bad DMA Chip (The chip that access directly with memorey)
- Bad memory addressing chips on the motherboard
Two Beeps :
Parity error or Parity Circuit failure
Your memory may not be seated properly on the mother board.
Unplug and plug it properly
Three Beeps :
Quote:Bad memory or bad mother board
Four beeps :
Timer failure in the RAM.
Five Beeps :
CPU chip may be dead
Six Beeps :
Keyboard controller may have failed
Seven beeps :
CPU is dead. Retry the connections and test.
Replace the whole motherboard.
Eight Beeps :
Video card is missing or Bad.
Nine Beeps :
amaged ROM BIOS. BIOS chip has to be replaced if it persists.
Ten Beeps :
CMOS shutdown. Replace CMOS memory and associated chips.
Eleven Beeps :
Cache memory test has failed.
To enable cache memory try CTRL+ALT+SHIFT++.
One long Beep and Three short Beeps:
Memory failure
One long Beep and Eight short Beeps :
Video card failure. Try to install video card in another slot.
No Beeps :
Check Power supply
Check Speaker connection
Check mother board connections
Remove all cards except video card and check for system power up
Insert all cards one at a time and check their operation.
If system hangs on the installation of a particular card, then it is the cause for the problem and replace it with another of that type and check
Thanks and regards
-S.Raiyan
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