alright...

my computer won't boot. I have no freakin clue whatsoever what the problem is. Its doing the exact same thing with the Soyo Dragon Ultra that it did with the Soyo Dragon+, which is the following.

I power it on and it gives one beep, like it normally would if booting. Then it gives one very long beep and shuts itself off.

System specs are as follows:

  • Athlon XP 1800+
  • Soyo Dragon Ultra
  • 512 MB PC2100 Mushkin (also have 256 PC2100 Crucial)
  • Gainward GF3 Ti200
  • Audigy Platinum
  • 3Com 3C905-C 10/100 NIC
  • 40 GB Maxtor 7,200 Diamondmax
  • 57.2 GB IBM GXP65 Deskstar
  • TDK 32/10/40 RW
  • Lite-On 52x CD-ROM


As near as I can tell, that beep is for bad RAM, but I've tried it with 2 different sticks of RAM and it still doesn't work. From what I've read, it could also mean a problem with the motherboard itself...I've purchased a new motherboard, and it still doesn't work.

If you have any ideas...please post them. I'm about ready to break something!