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beep codes
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Just finished building computer using Asus K8N-E Deluxe motherboard. On cold boot I hear 8 beeps, then the computer boot into OS (XP Professional). What has me confused is that this doesn't happen all the time and never on warm boot. Computer seems very stable, no BSOD or crashes. Downloaded pdf file for beep codes from AMI.com, 8 beeps implies video card problems. Are these beep codes relevant for Asus motherboard? Any input in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Regards... |
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Hébert" wrote: Hi! Just finished building computer using Asus K8N-E Deluxe motherboard. On cold boot I hear 8 beeps, then the computer boot into OS (XP Professional). What has me confused is that this doesn't happen all the time and never on warm boot. Computer seems very stable, no BSOD or crashes. Downloaded pdf file for beep codes from AMI.com, 8 beeps implies video card problems. Are these beep codes relevant for Asus motherboard? Any input in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Regards... Run a program like 3DMark2001SE on the card. See if when the card is heated up a bit, it fails or misbehaves. It could be the video card is bad. Enter the video card manufacturer name and model number on Newegg, then read the reviews for the product. Sometimes, really bad video cards fail within the first three weeks of use, due to bad video card memory, bad GPU, or a badly installed video card cooler (no thermal compound or not sitting flush with the chips it is cooling). Is the fan on the video card spinning ? Is the card properly seated in the slot ? I like to loosen the screws on the motherboard, and adjust the position of the motherboard so that the add-in cards fit without binding. (Thus, you are adjusting the x-y position of the motherboard, to align the computer case mechanicals with the motherboard.) Also note that if you "borrow" standoffs from one computer case, for use in another, the offset in the Z axis can cause the add-in cards to be "tipped". That can result in bad edge card contact as well. Paul |
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beep codes
"Jocelyn Hébert" wrote in message . .. Hi! Just finished building computer using Asus K8N-E Deluxe motherboard. On cold boot I hear 8 beeps, then the computer boot into OS (XP Professional). What has me confused is that this doesn't happen all the time and never on warm boot. Computer seems very stable, no BSOD or crashes. Downloaded pdf file for beep codes from AMI.com, 8 beeps implies video card problems. Are these beep codes relevant for Asus motherboard? Any input in this matter will be greatly appreciated. It almost sounds like your power supply unit is not up to the task of supplying the vid card enough power during a cold boot during which the HDDs pull the most amperage. Either that or you have a bad or undersized capacitor that lets the voltage dip momentarily and sets off the beep code. Buffalo |
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