that's all my PC did last evening when switching it on. It's a Intel D845GEBV2 motherboard. I guess it's toast, right?

Here is your mobo. We/You have to figure out what the beep codes mean. Anything in your Mobo manual about the beep codes? It could be the video card or memory or something else.

It may be relatively inexpensive to fix.
<A HREF="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/" target="_new">http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/</A>

<A HREF="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/bv2_inst.htm" target="_new">FAQ</A>

You can try to test your memory with this:
Try <A HREF="http://www.memtest86.com" target="_new">memtest86 </A>

Maybe we can find what that beep code is supposed to mean.

The loving are the daring!

I removed basically everything up to the memory. When the memory is removed I get 3 beeps, but those were different beeps. Discribing beeps in a post is really hard...
I had checked the manual, but it doesn't mention the double beep codes. Well, I went out and visited the newly open Fry's to get a new mobo. It booted on first try - not even Windows XP complained, but then on the second try the beeps again. Looks like I replaced a good mobo with another good one. Darn. Now, what else? It could be the memory I guess. So, off I go to pick up 512 MB memory... I will post results later (perhaps).

--bjorn

okay, figured that out. brand new 512 MB of DDR - same beeps.

I took the pc to a computer shop because I wanted to get a solution - it worked fine, after they installed a temp fan (he didn't trust my heatsink). he then installed a new low noise fan, because it was obviously the problem. Well, not really. I took it home - same beeps. Then I had an idea - I moved it to another power outlet - and - yes - it did work. it was the quality of the power. It seems that the power supply didn't get enough power. well, $150 for the mobo, $25 for the technician, $50 for the new heatsink, 8 hours of my own work -- all could have been fixed by plugging in somewhere else. Now, that is sad.

--bjorn

okay, still not correct - now the comp is running and I know what caused the problem ---- call me stupid. I had the mouse cable from my switch box connected to the keyboard. That did it. can't believe it.

Bjoernr,

I'd just like to say <b>thanks</b> for posting your solution here. Someone will likely benefit from this one.

P.S. We all pull a boner from time to time. hehe


The loving are the daring!

Bjoernr-

thank you.
it's 5 years later and i have no idea whether anyone will ever read this but...
i just had my computer beeping at me, no idea why, thought i had lost my whole nearly completed album....
just spent a few hours trawling the internet, and this thread was the only thing i found...
changed my PS2 mouse for a different one...
and hey presto.

signed up specially to thank you.
i was going to go to the computer shop in the morning.....

best wishes

J