Wont boot,continuously beeps.. - Tech Support Forums

johnson23 · December 15th, 2005, 11:02 PM

I recently TRIED replacing ram in my cpu. I replaced one stick and fired back up the cpu, I heard a pop and then nothing. I turned it off and restarted but now all I get is long beeps for what seems like forever and still wont boot. Did I fry the ram? Please help, thanks in advance
J.Johnson

kenboyles72 · December 15th, 2005, 11:09 PM

sounds like it might of got fried. try sticking your old ram back in and see if that solves it.

famosbrown · December 15th, 2005, 11:31 PM

Yeah...definitely the RAM...make sure you secure the RAM before booting it up...don't always rely on the faint click...push down on it to make sure it is REALLY snug

wera · December 15th, 2005, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by famosbrown

Yeah...definitely the RAM...make sure you secure the RAM before booting it up...don't always rely on the faint click...push down on it to make sure it is REALLY snug

Ram problem try puting the old stick back in if it dosent work new mobo is proboley in order.

famosbrown · December 16th, 2005, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by johnson23

I recently TRIED replacing ram in my cpu. I replaced one stick and fired back up the cpu, I heard a pop and then nothing. I turned it off and restarted but now all I get is long beeps for what seems like forever and still wont boot. Did I fry the ram? Please help, thanks in advance
J.Johnson

The ol' POP sound...did you smell any smoke or anything...I recently fried my front USB port because I didn't connect it correctly on my motherboard...threw in a jump drive to test, then big pop, then the smell of smoke...my 6 case fans took care of it in no time though

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Never try to make something fit on your motherboard that will in no way fit correctly

johnson23 · December 16th, 2005, 10:37 AM

I tried the old ram and still no luck, the worst part is upon re-inserting the ram I broke (how I dont know) the "clips" that secure the ram in...ouch. So do I just get a new motherboard?

And with the popping sound I did also smell a bit of smoke, I know..I know NOT a good sign. :-)

Thanks ya'll!
JJ

Blitzkreig75 · December 17th, 2005, 03:32 AM

Examine the copacitors. If one is bulging, they're not that difficult to replace.

johnson23 · December 18th, 2005, 10:08 AM

Alright so what about a new motherboard to replace it? Ive seen some online and they are fairly reasonable, although I have NO IDEA whats what..lol! Any help? Do you need to know stuff about my pc to say which one to get? Thanks guys
JJ

elroy · December 18th, 2005, 11:45 AM

Are you SURE you had the correct ram?
Post all the spec's on your system, brand & model of board, cpu, is it a custom built pc etc. Might also be the power supply has quit.

johnson23 · December 19th, 2005, 02:49 AM

Wow...OK, lets see.
It a store bought HP, P4 motherboar...Im not sure, 1.4ghz 256ddr mem...Ok Im a newbie. Man, this is wayyy more complicated than I thought.

Although I dont think its the power supply, because I get power, everything works (drives,etc) just the ever present BEEEEPS. Thanks for the help!
JJ