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wombatman · 06-24-2005, 09:45 AM

Ok, just got done trying it with the memory that I know should be working (Crucial DDR333 I brought from home--used it for probably 2 years with no problems). Tried both sticks of that in all 4 slots on the motherboard. Same repetitive beeping. The beeping would seem to indicate a memory problem, but I've double-checked the seating of it and it's in there very well.

One other suggestion I found was to flash the bios to an updated version. However, doesn't this imply that you can actually get to a BIOS screen? If not, then perhaps I can try that. And as I said before, this is supposed to be a new working board after RMA'ing the last one, which was doing the exact same thing.

When I talk about turning it on, I hit the power button on the front of the case, and the back 120mm fan and the processor fan both start up (and stay running). I then have to either hold the power button on the front for a few seconds or cut the power in the back to turn it off when the beeping starts. The processor was reseated in the new motherboard and is locked down tightly with the retail HSF, so I don't think that's the problem. Also, I'd really like to not have to take out the processor again, because when I did it the first time, the HSF wouldn't separate, and the whole thing (HSF and processor) came out at once, resulting in a bent pin. I was able to straighten the pin such that it slipped back in on the new board, but I'd rather not mess with that again if possible.

Thanks for the help.

06-24-2005, 09:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
wombatman Insane	Ok, just got done trying it with the memory that I know should be working (Crucial DDR333 I brought from home--used it for probably 2 years with no problems). Tried both sticks of that in all 4 slots on the motherboard. Same repetitive beeping. The beeping would seem to indicate a memory problem, but I've double-checked the seating of it and it's in there very well. One other suggestion I found was to flash the bios to an updated version. However, doesn't this imply that you can actually get to a BIOS screen? If not, then perhaps I can try that. And as I said before, this is supposed to be a new working board after RMA'ing the last one, which was doing the exact same thing. When I talk about turning it on, I hit the power button on the front of the case, and the back 120mm fan and the processor fan both start up (and stay running). I then have to either hold the power button on the front for a few seconds or cut the power in the back to turn it off when the beeping starts. The processor was reseated in the new motherboard and is locked down tightly with the retail HSF, so I don't think that's the problem. Also, I'd really like to not have to take out the processor again, because when I did it the first time, the HSF wouldn't separate, and the whole thing (HSF and processor) came out at once, resulting in a bent pin. I was able to straighten the pin such that it slipped back in on the new board, but I'd rather not mess with that again if possible. Thanks for the help.