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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / January 2006Quick question about motherboard beep codes
I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought to me with a problem of booting ,,, she was able to see it boot to the desktop without any icons and an explorer.exe error ,, but when i got it i couldn't get anything on the monitor and noticed that the vga socket was pulled out a bit and quite loose ,,, she admitted that she was yanking on the monitor plug instead of unscrewing it ,, and now all i'm getting is a blank screen and then the computer beeps ,,,,first once ,, then a long pause and then two quick beeps and then a short pause and one more. You can hear the hard drive whirring into action , but then nothing but the above beeps. I feel that the motherboard is toast due to her yanking on the monitor cord , but not 100% sure. Any thoughts?? Thanks no wonder no one was answering ,,,DOH!!! Gord check the video card, reseat it. ---- RK, T1/pumper/Animas IR1250 Dx 5/2000 - Joined ASD 8/2000 Last A1C - 12.05 (6.3) No diabetic complications to date | no wonder no one was answering ,,,DOH!!! | | Gord "RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: one problem ,, video card is onboard ,,,,now back to our regularly scheduled newsgroup discussion Sorry again > check the video card, reseat it. > ---- [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >| >| Gord "RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: > check the video card, reseat it. > ---- [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >| >| Gord To bad the guy didn't wait. I build computers and have since the 1970's. If he'd find the manufacturer of the MB their site might have either a manual or the error codes available. If it was part of a system like Gateway then they might know how to find the codes. If he can't find the codes then it's a sure bet he won't be able to update the bios either. If that''s the case he should toss the MB. >"RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 >@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >If he can't find the codes then it's a sure bet he won't be able to update >the bios either. If that''s the case he should toss the MB. Gene, you are a treasure of useful info. Will, T2 >>"RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 >>@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Will, T2 I have been told I am full of it many times Will. Somehow I don't think that was treasure they were thinking of but instead had something to do with a bull. > "RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 > @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > If he can't find the codes then it's a sure bet he won't be able to > update the bios either. If that''s the case he should toss the MB. i have waited around Chief ,, the reason it was posted here in the first place was that i'm a member of this group as well and always have it open , that's how i blundered and put it in here ,,,, and thanks for your comments ,, it appears that the m/b is toast and headed for the heap ,, another video card plugged in wouldn't disable the onboard vga and i couldn't get into the bios because there was nothing on the screen. Back to our diabetes chat Gord >> "RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 >> @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Gord Cool, a fellow 2sweetgeek :) >>> "RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 >>> @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Cool, a fellow 2sweetgeek :) That would make a cool license plate !! Gord LouisG <imnot@home.com> wrote in news:Xns97458C3A4D6A611241959@ 140.99.99.130: >>>> "RK" <xyz@987.com> wrote in news:L%%vf.12583$%D1.3420 >>>> @tornado.ohiordc.rr.com: [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Gord To many letters for most states. Besides I haven't come out of the diabetic closet yet. I figure I can hold out till the summer BBQ season. > LouisG <imnot@home.com> wrote in news:Xns97458C3A4D6A611241959@ > 140.99.99.130: [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > To many letters for most states. Besides I haven't come out of the > diabetic closet yet. I figure I can hold out till the summer BBQ season. Here in Ontario we can use 8 letters ,, i'm sure we could make it fit somehow ,,,why are you still in the "closet"?? It's not like it's a contagious disease or anything ,, or are you trying to squeeze out the "good food" for a little longer??? ;) LouisG <imnot@home.com> wrote in news:Xns9745DEACE5E4211241959@ 140.99.99.130: >> LouisG <imnot@home.com> wrote in news:Xns97458C3A4D6A611241959@ >> 140.99.99.130: [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > contagious disease or anything ,, or are you trying to squeeze out the > "good food" for a little longer??? ;) My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never happen until I'm sure it's impossible. > My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I > could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never happen > until I'm sure it's impossible. HEY! don't miss with my gal! <g> Dave >> My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I >> could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Dave ah, pretend that "miss" is spelled with an "e" Dave David <David@invalid.com> wrote in news:5s- dndcwu4SnSVzenZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@comcast.com: >>> My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I >>> could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Dave misse? David <David@invalid.com> wrote in news:5s- dndUwu4QiTlzenZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@comcast.com: >> My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I >> could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never happen [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Dave She is the best singer I ever saw. Heyyyy! I thought I was your gal!!!! :( Mary >> My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I >> could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Dave > Heyyyy! I thought I was your gal!!!! :( > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Dave oh...yeah...right...forget what I said earlier about Shania, Chief. Dave >> Heyyyy! I thought I was your gal!!!! :( >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dave My wife allowed me to use the 'catch and release' method after I went over 50. I think she thinks I'm to slow now days. That's not it. It's that my bait ain't what it used to be. :) :) :) You crack me up, Chief! Really, I'm not threatened by Shania, or Carmen, or Alicia Silverstone, or Catherine Zeta Jones, or, or, or... Like my FIL said, "I might be old, but I'm not DEAD!" Ya gotta love the guy :) Mary >>>Heyyyy! I thought I was your gal!!!! :( >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > 50. I think she thinks I'm to slow now days. That's not it. It's that my > bait ain't what it used to be. > :) :) :) You crack me up, Chief! Really, I'm not threatened by > Shania, or Carmen, or Alicia Silverstone, or Catherine Zeta Jones, or, [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> over 50. I think she thinks I'm to slow now days. That's not it. It's >> that my bait ain't what it used to be. You forgot Brooke Burns, Heather Graham (on tonight), Tyra Banks... Dave >:) :) :) You crack me up, Chief! Really, I'm not threatened by > Shania, or Carmen, or Alicia Silverstone, or Catherine Zeta Jones, or, [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> over 50. I think she thinks I'm to slow now days. That's not it. It's >> that my bait ain't what it used to be. Mary, the older we men get the more threatened we need our mates to act. I'm surprised you haven't figured that out yet. In fact a public slap or spectacle would make my day. I'd be strutting like a rooster given the key to the hen house for a month. What's important is not climbing the mountain just that someone besides ourselves thinks we can. Yeah, I kinda see your point. Don't you think older wives feel threatened??? Mary >>:) :) :) You crack me up, Chief! Really, I'm not threatened by >>Shania, or Carmen, or Alicia Silverstone, or Catherine Zeta Jones, or, [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > What's important is not climbing the mountain just that someone besides > ourselves thinks we can. >> My wife told me last year than if I could ever convince Shania Twain I >> could have her. I'm not adding one more reason why it will never happen [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Dave What a hussy!! I thought she was mine.  SignaturePeter Bowditch aa #2243 The Millenium Project http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles Australian Council Against Health Fraud http://www.acahf.org.au Australian Skeptics http://www.skeptics.com.au To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com LouisG at imnot@home.com wrote on 1/7/06 10:27 PM: > I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought to me > with a problem of booting ,,, she was able to see it boot to the desktop [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Thanks As you posted this on a diabetic N/G, I have THREE(3) suggestions: Find an endocrinologist who is also a computer repairman..... Find a computer repairman who is also an endocrinologist..... DON'T quit your day-job...... >LouisG at imnot@home.com wrote on 1/7/06 10:27 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >Find a computer repairman who is also an endocrinologist..... >DON'T quit your day-job...... ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, but how do we know it's off-topic? What if the problem with his motherboard is that it has diabetes? :-) >I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought to me > with a problem of booting ,,, she was able to see it boot to the desktop [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Thanks Heres the link your MB. The manual shows a APG slot so you can add a videocard or at least try one to see what kind of damage there may or may not be. http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=22&LanID=9&Deta ilID=436&DetailName=Manual SignatureJoe T2 Nov '05 30mg Actos,3gr Cinnamon, Diet(100 carbs) & 3 mile walk(everyday) & BowFlex(3x a week) *****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.***** >>I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought >>to me [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=22&Lan > ID=9&DetailID=436&DetailName=Manual Thanks Joe ,,tried another card ,,no go ,, nothing on the screen , just the beeps and then silence ,,,toss this one in the trash. Gord >>>I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought >>>to me [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Gord I'll assume you disabled the onboard video before you try another card. Hey, on the plus side, you can build a new one now. My wife just hates it when I say "Time to upgrade" lol SignatureJoe T2 Nov '05 30mg Actos,3gr Cinnamon, Diet(100 carbs) & 3 mile walk(everyday) & BowFlex(3x a week) *****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.***** >>>>I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought >>>>to me [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > card. Hey, on the plus side, you can build a new one now. My wife just > hates it when I say "Time to upgrade" lol My wife is the same way Joe ,, she runs to hide the plastic whenever she hears those words ,,, but as for the disabling ,, i don't even have anything coming up to see on the monitor ,, it's blank so i couldn't even get into the bios to do the changes. Gord >My wife is the same way Joe ,, she runs to hide the plastic whenever she >hears those words ,,, but as for the disabling ,, i don't even have >anything coming up to see on the monitor ,, it's blank so i couldn't >even get into the bios to do the changes. Depending on the age and type of the MB (sorry, I haven't looked at your specs) the setting can be a jumper instead of in bios. However, in most it's either autodetect with bios override, or just a bios setting. *IF* it's a bios setting, there is a way to save this MB. What you do is find out the keystroke sequences needed to jump into bios and make the change (ask someone with an identical MB if the manufacturer does not know), and then enter it "blind" on your system. Hopefully, you can beat the error message and make the change after a few tries. I've done this once and it wasn't easy, but worked. Also, if you believe stress on the connector might be a cause, then have you had a look at the connections under magnification? I fixed one MB with a little soldering a few years ago after similar damage. > I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought to me > with a problem of booting ,,, she was able to see it boot to the desktop [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Thanks http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm You have an Award BIOS. The beep codes point to a video card failure. Since your video card is integrated you are probably out of luck. The integrated adaptor is PCI so you can install a second PCI or better yet an AGP video card. Some BIOSs will switch to the good one automatically, some won't. Since you cannot boot to the BIOS setting screens you cannot make the necessary changes unless by luck the BIOS designers took that into account. Only one way to know for sure. The board is likely toast. Not an expensive repair if you are handy and can pull and replace the old one. You can find a lot of new boards on eBay for less than 50.00. They are a tad scarce since the chipset is obsolete but replacements are out there. Some even in retail channels. http://baber.com/baber/411/ecs_p4vmm2-a.htm The above is your board. It's a fairly standard socket 478 Micro-ATX board. Replacements should be possible to find. Being micro-ATX you cannot use a full size board in your existing chassis unless you upgrade that as well. I'd suggest an Intel board or something that does not employ the VIA chipset. I am a computer systems consultant and build systems among other things so I've worked with a huge assortment of boards over the years. The Intel D865GLCL would be a good match for your processor and form factor. Paul >> I have a ECS P4VMM2-A motherboard in a computer that someone brought >> to me with a problem of booting ,,, she was able to see it boot to [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Paul Thank you Paul for the input ,, i've tried the video card route and no such luck ,,, the only problem with this set up is the person has old sdram in it so it looks like a new board altogether as the type of board she has now has both type of ram slots , but the new ones only have room for ddr ram. Just as easy to get her to buy new ram and new board ,,, it's already in a full size case so fitting the new board in will be no problem. The only problem will be getting her to spend some cash ;) Gord |
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