pc not working aftter i hear a long beep from tower

External Since: May 09, 2006 Posts: 9

Hi guys..

When i turn my pc on.. i get a long beep and nothing is displayed on
monitor.. ive tried turning on my pc several times and i still get the same
problem.. Can anyone tell me what could be possibly wrong..
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External Since: Apr 29, 2006 Posts: 109

LONG SINGLE BEEP is almost always RAM error; bios checks RAM first, and
can't go on if it fails, that's why no screen or anything else.

Try it w/ just one single ram module installed; try each slot in turn, try
each module. hopefully you'll at least get it to post and determine which
module (may) be bad [note: neither may be "bad", they may just not work
well together, or not at all in that motherboard. all PC3200 (or
whatever) are not the same, the BANK ORGANIZATION of the dimm makes a
difference. Many modules sold on ebay are of the "not so compatable"
variety.