![]() ![]() Possible it may have gone bad same time I powered up the system after reinstalling the RAM. Okay, I did these things, except for replacing the video card with another one as I don't have another one to work with. If it boots up with that then it is either a compatabilty problem If that doen't work try another suitable video card if you have one. If that doesn't work - Take video card out, reseat it and re-boot (All this is to make sure there is not a spurious charge hangingĪround stopping booting - I have come across it a couple of times Touch the computer chassis (back of the power supply) and something Try all power off (disconnect from wall socket) "1 long, 2 short - failure in Video SystemĪn error was encountered in the video BIOS ROM, or a horizontal Would it do any harm or be of benefit to unplug the hard drives, floppy drive, DVD drive, then replug each item? I don't remember it turning on and off in this manner previously, that is before the problem began. When I turn on machine, it turns on for about one second, turns off for three or four seconds, then turns on and stays on, with the one long and two short beeps. ![]() Click here to download royalty-free licensing sound effects and. ![]() I would think problem is related to RAM as it began after I removed and then re-installed the RAM. Download royalty free One Short Siren Bleep C sound effect with WAV and MP3 clips available. I removed and changed around the four RAM chips. Iĭon't know AMI bioses well enough to advise further.įirst, I'm appreciative for all the assistance. Make it use the video ram just below 4Gb rather than system ram. If they both work then you may need to change a Bios setting to That should tell you if it is a RAM failure. The 2Gb you take out put back into the sockets the working ones 2.93Gb sounds a bit too low in a 32 bit XP system (I get 3.4Gb) so ![]()
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