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Is 1-long 2-short beeps always indicate the vid-card?
that the beep code: 1-long and 2-short beeps during the start of post means that an error couldn't be displayed because the video isn't available. Any other than the vid-card problem that is likely to be the cause? It makes sense that it could be something else, but wouldn't it have it's own code, like one for the memory or CPU fault? My HTPC just quit, with no real symptoms and gives me that beep code on startup now with no video,or keyboard startup. Vid-card = ATI X1600Pro PCIE 512M I don't have a spare PCIE vid-card on hand, so I'll have to swap one out of another working system, to isolate the problem. Thought it might be worth checking if anyone had run across this sort of thing. Luck; Ken |
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08-28-2008
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Re: Is 1-long 2-short beeps always indicate the vid-card?
"Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:Tb-dnbSBh44vfyjVnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com... > With an Award BIOS ( Asus A8N-E) I understand > that the beep code: 1-long and 2-short beeps > during the start of post means that an error couldn't > be displayed because the video isn't available. > > Any other than the vid-card problem that is likely > to be the cause? It makes sense that it could be > something else, but wouldn't it have it's own code, > like one for the memory or CPU fault? > > My HTPC just quit, with no real symptoms and > gives me that beep code on startup now with no > video,or keyboard startup. > > Vid-card = ATI X1600Pro PCIE 512M > > I don't have a spare PCIE vid-card on hand, so > I'll have to swap one out of another working system, > to isolate the problem. Thought it might be worth > checking if anyone had run across this sort of thing. > > Luck; > Ken The few places that I've searched say that is a video error. Just google "award beep codes". |
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08-28-2008
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Re: Is 1-long 2-short beeps always indicate the vid-card?
> that the beep code: 1-long and 2-short beeps > during the start of post means that an error couldn't > be displayed because the video isn't available. Unplug and re-plug in the card Does the card require its own supply? On my Asus M2N-E, I need to re-seat the modem card every time I reseat the Radeon 4850 or the system would refuse to boot. -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 8.04.1) Linux 2.6.26.2 ^ ^ 10:53:01 up 20 days 19:05 3 users load average: 1.02 1.07 1.13 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...ub_addressesa/ |
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08-28-2008
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Re: Is 1-long 2-short beeps always indicate the vid-card?
"Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in message news:48b6138e$1@127.0.0.1... >> With an Award BIOS ( Asus A8N-E) I understand >> that the beep code: 1-long and 2-short beeps >> during the start of post means that an error couldn't >> be displayed because the video isn't available. > > Unplug and re-plug in the card No joy after three or four tries. > Does the card require its own supply? No it doesn't. > > On my Asus M2N-E, I need to re-seat the modem card > every time I reseat the Radeon 4850 or the system > would refuse to boot. > > -- > @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. > / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! > /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 8.04.1) Linux 2.6.26.2 > ^ ^ 10:53:01 up 20 days 19:05 3 users load average: 1.02 1.07 1.13 > ? ? (CSSA): > http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...ub_addressesa/ |
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08-28-2008
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Re: Is 1-long 2-short beeps always indicate the vid-card?
"KCB" <kcbairdREMOVE@THIScomcast.net> wrote in message news:ktudnZn9gLD1byjVnZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d@comcast.com. .. > > "Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:Tb-dnbSBh44vfyjVnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com... >> With an Award BIOS ( Asus A8N-E) I understand >> that the beep code: 1-long and 2-short beeps >> during the start of post means that an error couldn't >> be displayed because the video isn't available. >> >> Any other than the vid-card problem that is likely >> to be the cause? It makes sense that it could be >> something else, but wouldn't it have it's own code, >> like one for the memory or CPU fault? >> >> My HTPC just quit, with no real symptoms and >> gives me that beep code on startup now with no >> video,or keyboard startup. >> >> Vid-card = ATI X1600Pro PCIE 512M >> >> I don't have a spare PCIE vid-card on hand, so >> I'll have to swap one out of another working system, >> to isolate the problem. Thought it might be worth >> checking if anyone had run across this sort of thing. >> >> Luck; >> Ken > > The few places that I've searched say that is a video error. Just google > "award beep codes". Right, but I'm not sure that equals a problem with the video card. It might mean there was an error caused by a fault on the MB that prevents the video from reaching the video card. Luck; Ken |
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08-28-2008
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Re: Is 1-long 2-short beeps always indicate the vid-card?
Then maybe your VGA card has cooked itself because of poor ventilation. Do you have a spare display card? -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 8.04.1) Linux 2.6.26.2 ^ ^ 16:49:01 up 21 days 1:01 3 users load average: 1.00 1.00 1.00 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...ub_addressesa/ |
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