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Anonymous Posted on Apr 21, 2008

It doesn't start up, only beeps and red light flashes

When trying to power on the red led light at the front of the unit is constantly flashing and will not power on, any ideas?

When I press the button to start up it goes for a couple of seconds then powers off and the red light flashes at the front?

Each flash of the red light comes with a beep from the speaker. It repeats 5 times this sequence (11 seconds each one):
- 9 flashes and beeps (1 per second)
- All flashes and beeps stop for 2 seconds

Then, after 55 seconds (5 times this sequence), the red light flashes 1 per second but there are no more beeps.


I tried looking for the beepcodes in bioscentral but I haven't found anything.


Thanks for all,
LotusWea

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  • Anonymous Apr 22, 2008

    Thanks Myob247,



    I tried to remove all the memory sticks from the system, I have tried to put only one stick in different positions, and I get nothing.



    There is no more cards in the PC. I have check the Riser Card, the extra card to insert the DVD drive and everything is okay.



    I don't know what can be wrong, It was running well two days ago.





    Thanks,

    LotusWea

  • basnet_1993 Mar 30, 2009

    i have the same problem and i think it has somthing to do with your power supply but i don't know either.. it only happens often.. most of the time, my computer runs like a horse.. !! :D:D:D:.. and i have same computer !!.. please reply back if you know the solution !!

  • Anonymous May 01, 2009

    Same Problem Nothing helped in here. I Changed the PSU and still broken D:

  • Anonymous Jan 07, 2011

    For all the people that suffered about this problem.

    I decided to take it out this PC from my wardrobe to fix it, and I found the problem about this sequence of beeps.

    The problem was in the CPU Fan, after placing a new one, not exactly the same fan, because I didn't have one, it booted again as always.

    The CPU Fan wasn't reporting to the Mainboard and this one decided not to boot to avoid possible overheating.

    Have fun again with this PC, now running W/.

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2013

    repalce your RAM chip

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2013

    Remember to check the power cord of the CPU Fan.When I was cleaning the PC I forgot to plug the CPU Fan to the MotherBoard, and the power cord may go unnoticed due to where it is placed.

  • Anonymous Jul 31, 2013

    i have the same problem and i have tried 3 different power supplies from other same machine but still same bahaivior

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Pls try to use another compatible memory stick.

then confirm the status of your micro processor

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Try re-seating your memory sticks. Make sure all other cards are secure. Remove them and put them back in if you have to.

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My be your mobo is died so replace

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RAM is installed in pairs in mine, but be aware the board has 2x2 slots. In mine each pair is 1 black and 1 blue slot. Mine has to have matching RAM in each black slot first. And, yes, it did work loose once and need re-seating. Try that in yours.

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