Long beep, two short beeps = what?

Alacritan · Oct 20, 2003

I've got no video on my Biostar mobo, despite switching video cards. I get a long beep followed by two short beeps at startup. What's going on? Is my AGP slot dead? I'm just using this crappy old Biostar mobo with a 900Mhz Duron until my new mobo arrives for my 2500+ Barton, but I'd like to get it running nonetheless.

dryars · Oct 21, 2003

I believe 1 long and 2 short indicate memory problems.. try re-seating the ram or you may need replacements.

treepop · Oct 21, 2003

I 2nd dryars

Falcon-K · Oct 22, 2003

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm

if its an award bios it would be a video card problem...

Alacritan · Oct 24, 2003

And what if I've already tried two different video cards? I borrowed my friend's GF4 MX card just to see if it was my video card and the it was the same deal. Is my AGP slot gone?

moorcito · Oct 24, 2003

Yep, it'd be the AGP slot. Try and get a PCI vid card to test the video and see if the beeping stops. If you don't have one, you might be able to check out the for sale section and see if anyone is selling an old one for cheap. I have an old PCI trident card that I use just for cases like your's.

Alacritan · Oct 26, 2003

Well, I do have an old Voodoo 2 card laying around somewhere, but my concern is, is the AGP slot gone? Or is it just a bios problem. I can't exactly use it for gaming without a resonably modern video card. A PCI isn't going to cut it for Max Payne 2.

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