Post error...please help.

ByNd3R · 08-19-2004, 09:59 PM

3 times now when my 9 y/o was surfing/playing games our comp has locked up. It has the same symptoms. When I come home and turn it on. I get no video output and 1 long beep and 2 or 3 short beeps. If left alone the hard drive will spin like its booting normaly but it will just just shut down by itself. I cant see any info cause the screen stays black. I eventually learned, when this happens I have to put the boot disc in and start in safe mode to get the display back. By the time I look at it he usually doesnt remember exactly what he was doing, but he plays a lot of web games at kids sites and some kids games like tonka or some such. Anyone know what those beeps are trying to say?

P3 600
98SE w/all updates
geforce 2 w/latest driver
256 mb ram

Yes I know it needs to be thrown out, but needs to get me thru next year at least.

Thanks if you can help..

Sepht · 08-19-2004, 10:03 PM

yeh umm, if u have an HP or Dell or compaq, etc. then you can check on there site and they usally have a defintion for what the beeps mean, other then that, check your motherboard maker.

I had that once, when my ram was bad
http://www.memtest86.com/ might wanna try that, other then that, im not really sure

If no one else posts anything and the mobo maker, or computer maker doesn't say anything, umm I would bet on changing your computer to Win2000, itll be just as fast but it should be much more stable.

might be a virus, i got one like that once, might need to reformat.

ByNd3R · 08-19-2004, 10:47 PM

Thank you Sepht. Mine was a boutique at the time, but I do know its an old ASUS. Ill find out the model and check their site. I did another scan just yesterday and have no virus. And this problem has been infrequent 3x in about 2 months. Thanks again. :thumbup:

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Sepht is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,666 Hellbux: 36,155	yeh umm, if u have an HP or Dell or compaq, etc. then you can check on there site and they usally have a defintion for what the beeps mean, other then that, check your motherboard maker. I had that once, when my ram was bad http://www.memtest86.com/ might wanna try that, other then that, im not really sure If no one else posts anything and the mobo maker, or computer maker doesn't say anything, umm I would bet on changing your computer to Win2000, itll be just as fast but it should be much more stable. might be a virus, i got one like that once, might need to reformat. __________________ P4 Northwood 2.8Ghz 800Mhz FSB, i875P, 1.5gb DDR400, Radeon 9800(R350) Aquamark3 Score: 47,825 Steam, Xfire: Sepht You need at least 1 server (you know, the black ones) -Cowgoboom Sepht do you take pride in making others Feel... How should i say this... Retarded? -Silent Archer

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08-19-2004, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ByNd3R is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 240 Hellbux: 3,797	3 times now when my 9 y/o was surfing/playing games our comp has locked up. It has the same symptoms. When I come home and turn it on. I get no video output and 1 long beep and 2 or 3 short beeps. If left alone the hard drive will spin like its booting normaly but it will just just shut down by itself. I cant see any info cause the screen stays black. I eventually learned, when this happens I have to put the boot disc in and start in safe mode to get the display back. By the time I look at it he usually doesnt remember exactly what he was doing, but he plays a lot of web games at kids sites and some kids games like tonka or some such. Anyone know what those beeps are trying to say? P3 600 98SE w/all updates geforce 2 w/latest driver 256 mb ram Yes I know it needs to be thrown out, but needs to get me thru next year at least. Thanks if you can help..

08-19-2004, 10:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
ByNd3R is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 240 Hellbux: 3,797	Thank you Sepht. Mine was a boutique at the time, but I do know its an old ASUS. Ill find out the model and check their site. I did another scan just yesterday and have no virus. And this problem has been infrequent 3x in about 2 months. Thanks again. :thumbup: