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  1. 05-22-2002, 11:14 PM #1
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    please help me out

    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!
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  2. 05-23-2002, 12:00 AM #2
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    What have you done as troubleshooting means? Have you taken out everything exept those things essential for POST, and try to turn it on? Are those sticks known working ones? Have you tried a diff Ram Slot? Have you tried reseatting the video card? Reseeat the cpu/hsf?
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  3. 05-23-2002, 12:02 AM #3
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    Originally posted by mrspm2003
    What have you done as troubleshooting means? Have you taken out everything exept those things essential for POST, and try to turn it on? Are those sticks known working ones? Have you tried a diff Ram Slot? Have you tried reseatting the video card? Reseeat the cpu/hsf?
    in answer to all your questions...yes
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    Couple silly questions:
    Have you double-checked all the jumpers on the board? Specifically the "Clear CMOS" jumper.
    Is the CPU fan connected to the actual CPU fan header? Some boards won't boot if they don't detect a CPU fan.
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    There are two things I'd look at, given the scenario you describe:

    1) Make absolutely sure you've hooked the CPU fan to the correct lead, and that you're not trying to boot off one of those "variable speed" HSF units like the Volcano 7 or 7+.

    2) What PSU do you have? Some weaker ones exhibit exactly the symptoms you describe, and although I'm sure you've got a beefy one, I didn't see it listed.
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    Originally posted by Vince Freeman
    There are two things I'd look at, given the scenario you describe:

    1) Make absolutely sure you've hooked the CPU fan to the correct lead, and that you're not trying to boot off one of those "variable speed" HSF units like the Volcano 7 or 7+.

    2) What PSU do you have? Some weaker ones exhibit exactly the symptoms you describe, and although I'm sure you've got a beefy one, I didn't see it listed.
    Vince - I'm on header 1, and I've got an enermax 300w
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  8. 05-23-2002, 08:04 AM #7
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    Originally posted by retrofade


    Vince - I'm on header 1, and I've got an enermax 300w
    I'm assuming the HSF is a standard unit with enough RPM not to engage the "low fan speed" safety feature. And have you tried a juicier PSU with the board?

    I used AMD-approved Antec 300W PSUs for testing in the past, but upgraded to Sparkle 400W/Enermax 431W units because I had boot problems with some newer AMD boards.
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    300 watt psu's are startin to cut it close with some of the newer boards out there.
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