Marty9231
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Hi,
I don't really know in which category this belongs, so I've put it in General:
What is the problem?
My friend has a problem with his computer. Everytime he tries to boot his PC, the screen remains black, and his computer beeps:
1 long, 3 short beeps
after that, it keeps repeating a short beep.
We searched on the internet for this beep code, and found that it could be a RAM or EGA problem.
However it gives the same beep code without a videocard, and we thought that it should just boot with the onboard chipset.
We also tried removing the RAM sticks, 1 by 1, both, or switching them, without any luck.
When did it happen?
We were at a Lanparty, with 6 people. at the time, we were with 5 and the 6th had yet to arrive.
When he did, he plugged his laptop in, and my friend's computer just died, but all other PC's stayed on.
A thing to mention is that we were all plugged into the same socket. And, that socket was not grounded.
His Hardware:
Videocard: Ati Radeon HD4850 512MB
Motherboard: Asus P5QL SE
RAM: 2x2GB DDR2 (Mhz unknown)
We would appreciate any help,
Marty
I don't really know in which category this belongs, so I've put it in General:
What is the problem?
My friend has a problem with his computer. Everytime he tries to boot his PC, the screen remains black, and his computer beeps:
1 long, 3 short beeps
after that, it keeps repeating a short beep.
We searched on the internet for this beep code, and found that it could be a RAM or EGA problem.
However it gives the same beep code without a videocard, and we thought that it should just boot with the onboard chipset.
We also tried removing the RAM sticks, 1 by 1, both, or switching them, without any luck.
When did it happen?
We were at a Lanparty, with 6 people. at the time, we were with 5 and the 6th had yet to arrive.
When he did, he plugged his laptop in, and my friend's computer just died, but all other PC's stayed on.
A thing to mention is that we were all plugged into the same socket. And, that socket was not grounded.
His Hardware:
Videocard: Ati Radeon HD4850 512MB
Motherboard: Asus P5QL SE
RAM: 2x2GB DDR2 (Mhz unknown)
We would appreciate any help,
Marty