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  1. 10-07-2002, 06:15 PM #1
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    Need help!

    Hey guys,
    At school, I built this computer with all old spare parts that were laying around. I got it all together and all of a sudden when I turn it on, I don't get any video and the PC internal speaker does one long beep and then off for a second or two, and just keeps on doing that. Do you have any clue what's going on? The motherboard is a P2 slot Asus motherboard. That's pretty much all I can tell you about the motherboard.

    Thanks!
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  2. 10-07-2002, 07:05 PM #2
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    Not sure, but I think a repeating long beep means it's the ram.
    Try reseating it or try some different if possible.
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  3. 10-07-2002, 07:09 PM #3
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    Okay I will have to try and reseat the RAM or put some different RAM in. Won't you still be able to see video without the RAM?
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    Don't think it will POST without the ram.
    Can you give more details about the system? Board model? Video card or on-board?
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  6. 10-07-2002, 07:36 PM #5
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    For what its worth, I had the same beep sequence on a newer Epox 8k3a. The board has a LED that displays a 2-digit boot sequence code on it. Mine gave me a RAM search code. Reseat of the DIMM module did it.
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  7. 10-07-2002, 08:07 PM #6
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    It has a PCI video card in it. I will put different RAM in it tomorrow and see what happens.

    Thanks for your responses!
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