I have a friends computer that i am trying to fix. It goes into a post beeping error when it starts up. Long continuos beeps. I have reset the CMOS and it actually works. I go through everything and it seems to be fine. Then I power it down. After about two hours I check it again and same problem. Could this be the CR2032 battery located on the motherboard?
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If you have a battery tester then make sure the coin battery is at or near 3 volts, not less than about 2.8.
Also, you can tell if the clock settings in your bios wont stay after you have set the time correctly, then you know its the battery at fault.
Batteries usually last somewhere from 5 to about 7 or 8 yrs, but some even less than 5 yrs, especially, i have heard, if the wrong one is used. Most take the standard 2032, but some take other numbers. As long as the battery fits it will work but it wont work as long as it should if its the wrong battery number. There is a 2016 and a few other battery numbers.
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Also, you can tell if the clock settings in your bios wont stay after you have set the time correctly, then you know its the battery at fault.
Batteries usually last somewhere from 5 to about 7 or 8 yrs, but some even less than 5 yrs, especially, i have heard, if the wrong one is used. Most take the standard 2032, but some take other numbers. As long as the battery fits it will work but it wont work as long as it should if its the wrong battery number. There is a 2016 and a few other battery numbers.
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Okay.. need some more advice.. wasn't the CMOS battery. It is still doing it. I shut it down and rebooted an hour later and getting long POST beeps. I can clear the CMOS again and it will probably work.. there has got to be something else. any ideas?
Award BIOS Beep Codes
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1 Long, 2 Short - Video adapter failure - Bad video adapter
Repeating (Endless loop) - Memory error - Bad memory or bad connection
1 Long, 3 Short - Video adapter failure - Bad video adapter or memory
High freq. beeps (while running) - CPU is overheating - CPU fan failure
Repeating High, Low beeps - CPU failure - Bad processor
AMI (American Megatrends International) BIOS Beep Codes
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1 Beep - (No video) - Memory refresh failure - Bad memory
2 Beeps - Memory parity error - Bad memory
3 Beeps - Base 64K mem failure - Bad memory
4 Beeps - Timer not operational - Bad motherboard
5 Beeps - Processor error - Bad processor
6 Beeps - 8042 Gate A20 failure - Bad CPU or Motherboard
7 Beeps - Processor exception - Bad processor
8 Beeps - Video memory error - Bad video card or memory
9 Beeps - ROM checksum error - Bad BIOS
10 Beeps - CMOS checksum error - Bad motherboard
11 Beeps - Cache memory bad - Bad CPU or motherboard
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes
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1 - 1 - 2 CPU / motherboard failure - Bad CPU / motherboard
1 - 1 - 3 CMOS read/write failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 1 - 4 BIOS ROM failure - Bad BIOS chip
1 - 2 - 1 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 2 - 2 DMA failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 2 - 3 DMA failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 3 - 1 Memory refresh failure - Bad memory
1 - 3 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
1 - 3 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
1 - 3 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
1 - 4 - 1 Address line failure - Bad memory
1 - 4 - 2 Parity error - Bad memory
1 - 4 - 3 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 4 - 4 NMI port failure - Bad motherboard
2 - 1 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 1 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 1 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 1 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
3 - 1 - 1 Slave DMA failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 2 Master DMA failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 3 Interrupt controller failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 4 Slave IC failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 2 - 2 Interrupt Controller failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 2 - 3 <RESERVED>
3 - 2 - 4 Keyboard control failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 3 - 1 CMOS batter failure - Bad CMOS battery
3 - 3 - 2 CMOS configuration error - Incorrect setting
3 - 3 - 3 <RESERVED>
3 - 3 - 4 Video memory failure - Bad video card or memory
3 - 4 - 1 Video init failure - Bad video card or memory
4 - 2 - 1 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 2 CMOS shutdown failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 3 Gate A20 failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 4 Unexpected interrupt - Bad processor
4 - 3 - 1 RAM test failure - Bad memory
4 - 3 - 3 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 3 - 4 RTC failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 1 Serial port failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 2 Parallel port failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 3 Coprocessor failure - Bad motherboard or CPU.
9 - 2 - 1 Video adapter incompatibility
- Use a different brand of video card
This list is not always perfect as bios versions change a lot.
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1 Long, 2 Short - Video adapter failure - Bad video adapter
Repeating (Endless loop) - Memory error - Bad memory or bad connection
1 Long, 3 Short - Video adapter failure - Bad video adapter or memory
High freq. beeps (while running) - CPU is overheating - CPU fan failure
Repeating High, Low beeps - CPU failure - Bad processor
AMI (American Megatrends International) BIOS Beep Codes
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1 Beep - (No video) - Memory refresh failure - Bad memory
2 Beeps - Memory parity error - Bad memory
3 Beeps - Base 64K mem failure - Bad memory
4 Beeps - Timer not operational - Bad motherboard
5 Beeps - Processor error - Bad processor
6 Beeps - 8042 Gate A20 failure - Bad CPU or Motherboard
7 Beeps - Processor exception - Bad processor
8 Beeps - Video memory error - Bad video card or memory
9 Beeps - ROM checksum error - Bad BIOS
10 Beeps - CMOS checksum error - Bad motherboard
11 Beeps - Cache memory bad - Bad CPU or motherboard
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes
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1 - 1 - 2 CPU / motherboard failure - Bad CPU / motherboard
1 - 1 - 3 CMOS read/write failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 1 - 4 BIOS ROM failure - Bad BIOS chip
1 - 2 - 1 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 2 - 2 DMA failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 2 - 3 DMA failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 3 - 1 Memory refresh failure - Bad memory
1 - 3 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
1 - 3 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
1 - 3 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
1 - 4 - 1 Address line failure - Bad memory
1 - 4 - 2 Parity error - Bad memory
1 - 4 - 3 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
1 - 4 - 4 NMI port failure - Bad motherboard
2 - 1 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 1 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 1 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 1 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 2 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 3 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 3 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 1 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 2 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
2 - 4 - 4 64K memory failure - Bad memory
3 - 1 - 1 Slave DMA failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 2 Master DMA failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 3 Interrupt controller failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 1 - 4 Slave IC failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 2 - 2 Interrupt Controller failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 2 - 3 <RESERVED>
3 - 2 - 4 Keyboard control failure - Bad motherboard
3 - 3 - 1 CMOS batter failure - Bad CMOS battery
3 - 3 - 2 CMOS configuration error - Incorrect setting
3 - 3 - 3 <RESERVED>
3 - 3 - 4 Video memory failure - Bad video card or memory
3 - 4 - 1 Video init failure - Bad video card or memory
4 - 2 - 1 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 2 CMOS shutdown failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 3 Gate A20 failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 2 - 4 Unexpected interrupt - Bad processor
4 - 3 - 1 RAM test failure - Bad memory
4 - 3 - 3 Timer failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 3 - 4 RTC failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 1 Serial port failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 2 Parallel port failure - Bad motherboard
4 - 4 - 3 Coprocessor failure - Bad motherboard or CPU.
9 - 2 - 1 Video adapter incompatibility
- Use a different brand of video card
This list is not always perfect as bios versions change a lot.
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just when it is powered down and restarted 20 minutes later it goes into the POST beeps."
There-in lies the answer, but we have to find it.
I wonder if your power\on button is faulty?
Can you dissconnect the 2 pins from the power\on from the mobo. Then all you have to do is use a flathead screwdriver to boot up or turn the computer on. Screwdriver does exactly the same, just the flat head against the two pins where you took the wires off at the mobo, touch those 2 pins with screwdriver and turn the computer on, see if all is well. If so, then its your power\on switch that is the problem. If not, we gotta look elsewhere.
If the above doesnt work, then i suggest you take out all your pci cards except any video card and then boot up and see if all is well.
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There-in lies the answer, but we have to find it.
I wonder if your power\on button is faulty?
Can you dissconnect the 2 pins from the power\on from the mobo. Then all you have to do is use a flathead screwdriver to boot up or turn the computer on. Screwdriver does exactly the same, just the flat head against the two pins where you took the wires off at the mobo, touch those 2 pins with screwdriver and turn the computer on, see if all is well. If so, then its your power\on switch that is the problem. If not, we gotta look elsewhere.
If the above doesnt work, then i suggest you take out all your pci cards except any video card and then boot up and see if all is well.
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Dont take offence, but are your bios jumpers set on one and two, as opposed to 2 and 3? I pretty much know all the answers but we have to always start from the basics and work our way to the tougher situations.
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.. and just a further message.. if i don't move the jumpers there is no way for me to get into the bios.. it is a necessity to move the jumpers when the POST beeps are going, the only way i can get rid of those beeps is to move the jumpers resetting the CMOS.
Okay, heres what to do.
Go into the bios and find the setting similar to "default" setting, or standard settings, whatever the saying is, its the basic default settings.
Some setting in the bios MUST be causing all your problems, like maybe the wrong ram setting, something like that. Maybe the timing of the ram, or the x factor for the cpu.
We had better get the info from you on what kind of mobo and what cpu.
However, do the "default setting" in your bios first.
thanks
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Go into the bios and find the setting similar to "default" setting, or standard settings, whatever the saying is, its the basic default settings.
Some setting in the bios MUST be causing all your problems, like maybe the wrong ram setting, something like that. Maybe the timing of the ram, or the x factor for the cpu.
We had better get the info from you on what kind of mobo and what cpu.
However, do the "default setting" in your bios first.
thanks
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Hi qmann,
Just a thought. Did the system boot up when it beeps?
If it does, then it could be the alarm of the temp for the CPU or system board. Check if the BIOS has an item like PC health etc. Check if the over temp alarm is on and the trigger temp is not set to too low.
Just a thought. Did the system boot up when it beeps?
If it does, then it could be the alarm of the temp for the CPU or system board. Check if the BIOS has an item like PC health etc. Check if the over temp alarm is on and the trigger temp is not set to too low.
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The system does not boot up at all on POST, just goes directly to beeping.. cannot get into the BIOS unless i reset the CMOS
As for the motherboard it is an Asus AX45-V. The CPU i'm not sure.. coming up as 1.6 ghz but that is at the default bios settings. I will try to see if there is an alarm for temp of the system board as well.. thanks all!
As for the motherboard it is an Asus AX45-V. The CPU i'm not sure.. coming up as 1.6 ghz but that is at the default bios settings. I will try to see if there is an alarm for temp of the system board as well.. thanks all!
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