[Dream] help, my "sound" pc stopped working... what to do?

[Joao Vilaca]

update:

:/

i've now failed to boot with rams and video card connected

system gives one beep and a short beep... can't find any description for
that


arghhhh

On 3/8/07, Joao Vilaca <jvilaca at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> :'''(
>
> damm sophisticated stuff with no reliable manual or whatever...
>
> the days i did computer maintenance as work everything was much simpler.
>
> i placed the ram again and the graphics card and tryed to boot, but now
> the HD light just went on and the off (as is supposed i think) and nothing
> else happened: no display on the monitor, etc
>
> i think i heard it beep once :D
>
> i'm now taking off the battery and i'll try to boot again
>
> damm piece of s*** computers...
>
> it would be great to have another one to swap stuff and understand whats
> happening
>
>
> sucks
>
>
> thanks for the help
>
> let's see if it works now :|
>
> On 3/8/07, Nutz <nutz at blacklight.net > wrote:
> >
> > So, first off, I doubt that a cmos jump will do it.
> >
> > I am pretty sure that on that board (I have an old a7a266) the cmos jump
> >
> > is two little sauder nubs instead of full pins like they usually are,
> > and they are right by the battery.
> >
> > Those boards try to protect themselves, so if they feel the slightest
> > power fluctuation (or say, you put too awesome of a processor in there)
> > they shut off and disable themselves.
> >
> > Try this, this should reset it.
> >
> > Shut off the machine (sounds like it already is)
> > unplug the machine from the wall
> > pull the cmos batt
> > leave for 10 seconds (but hell, I can't count 10 seconds, so... go grab
> > a beer from the fridge, pour it in a nice frosty glass)
> > put batt back in
> > plug back in
> > power on
> > drink frosty beer
> >
> > Joao Vilaca wrote:
> > >
> > > yesterday i was swapping stuff between the notebook and that computer
> > > with a small pen drive. when finished i pressed off and went to sleep.
> > > today when i checked the computer one of the keyb lights was on (i've
> > > heard its a symptom of keyboard error) but the power was off.
> > >
> > >
> > > when i turned on, nothing happened. i could hear the processor fan
> > > running and see the HD activity light on but nothing else (no beeps,
> > > error messages or video display)
> > >
> > > i started by disconnecting the HDs/DVD and now it's there's only the
> > > MOBO/CPU/PSU connected.
> > >
> > >
> > > could it be a cmos error and fixed by doing the CLRCMOS jumper? i'm
> > > trying to find that jumper but the board manual is stuck inside the PC
> > :(
> > >
> > > btw, it's an ASUS a7v333 and i'm really having a bad time finding a
> > > manual for it in the asus website... sucks :(
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/8/07, *Kudos* < kudos.dream at ntlworld.com
> > > <mailto:kudos.dream at ntlworld.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >     >
> > >     > i've left only the PSU, motherboard and processor connected but
> > >     when i
> > >     > turn the power on it just sits there with the HD acess light lit
> > :(
> > >     >
> > >
> > >     Maybe you disconnected too much?  What about the Video adapter and
> > >     monitor?  AFAIK, the boot sequence halts and makes a beep if it
> > can't
> > >     see a monitor or VGA adapter attached.  I'm not sure if the same
> > still
> > >     applies for the keyboard (it used to halt about that in the old
> > >     486 days...
> > >
> > >     Can you think of what event might have caused the problem - did
> > >     the case
> > >     get kicked or knocked, power cut or were you fiddling with any of
> > the
> > >     the hardware in the first place?  Just make sure everything's
> > >     properly
> > >     seated in their connectors - maybe it needs a good blow out with
> > >     an air
> > >     duster.
> > >
> > >     Are you using motherboard graphics or AGP/PCI graphics card?  If
> > >     it's a
> > >     card, particularly make sure the edge connector is dust free.
> > >
> > >     Olly
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