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  1. 21st March 2009, 10:51 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferret View Post
    Fans start, POST reports 1 beep then PC continues the boot process for ~ 10 secs before shutdown.


    This is correct.

    Have you upgraded anything recently say in the last 8 weeks or so, a new graphics card, additional hard drive? In some cases a marginal PSU will drive the new gear for a while but the additional load over and above its capacity to deliver will cause accelerated failure.

    The fact that you are passing POST seems to suggest there is nothing basically wrong until the PSU is asked to ramp up the power.



    nothing new,,,







    I can try a different PSU,
    it so happens I bought a "cheapy" while waiting for my "good one" to arrive,,

    and yes Simon,, for reasons beyond me now I did install a 3.5 drive,,

    have tried to boot with it disconnected


    (Thanks for the help Inc )



    oh,,, and is there an "easy" place to test the 12 and 5 volt rails?
    other than jaming the probe into the connectors?
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  2. 21st March 2009, 11:06 PM #12
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    well that was quick,,


    and pointless,,

    same problem,,

    where's that motherboard receipt,,
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  3. 21st March 2009, 11:10 PM #13
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    Bios might have halt on FDD fault set as default.
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  4. 21st March 2009, 11:20 PM #14
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    maybe,, but if it does I'm ****ed as I cant get to the bios to fix it,,,
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  5. 21st March 2009, 11:31 PM #15
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    Unplug non-boot drives, usb accessories, see if it is a power supply load problem?

    Edit - nope, I'll read the posts instead.
    Last edited by abaddonxi; 21st March 2009 at 11:33 PM. Reason: Oops, been there already.
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  6. 22nd March 2009, 01:57 PM #16
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    wow, 158 people have viewed this,,
    and no other thoughts,,,






    I am under the impression the MB has another (warranty) year to go,,

    but how do I prove its a a MB problem?
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    disconnect everything that doesnt need to be there, eg hard drives, floppy's, addon cars etc etc

    make sure power and data cables off those things are disconnected as well

    as well as ethernet cables etc etc

    see what happens
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  8. 23rd March 2009, 12:08 PM #18
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    Pedro Vs Gigabyte.
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    A battered and bruised Pedro walks to the centre of the ring to touch gloves,, Gigabyte stands there with a look of contempt,, turns to laugh with a ringside fan--
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  9. 23rd March 2009, 03:10 PM #19
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    G'day,

    I found the following info at: Hardware Knowledgebase - Award BIOS Beep codes - HardwareFAQs: powered by neofaq

    The Award BIOS basically only reports either memory or video problems in its beep codes. Worse, the codes themselves sometimes refer to one OR the other item being the problem, or else it's the motherboard at fault.

    Beep code brief:
    1 Long Beep: Memory problem
    1 Long Beep and 2 Short Beeps: Video error
    Continuous Beeping: Memory or video problem
    Any other beep pattern: Most likely Memory problem

    If you can post your motherboard model I might be able to find the beep codes for your specific model. From the looks of things though, the Award BIOS (and Gigabyte in particular) are not very good at documenting the error codes.

    So, based on this info I would:

    Disconect all media from the motherboard (HDD, FDD, CD/DVD, USB ).
    Remove all cards except the Video card
    Remove all RAM

    Attempt to start

    If it works, try with one of your RAM sticks. If it fails the problem lies in the motherboard, power supply or video card. If you have spares (ie old hardware) try to change the power supply or video card and try again.

    Also, does your PC have an internal speaker or are you connecting the speakers that you heard the beep with via the sound card? Most motherboards will have a connector for an internal speaker.

    Let us know how you go and good luck.

    Cheers,

    Mark
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    I wonder what the turn-around time for motherboards is?
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    '97 to '07. sold.
    '01 V8 D2
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    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
    '10 to '21
    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!

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    Home is where you park it..

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