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

[Nutz]

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

I don't see a description for that either...

I have found that the Asus team is pretty good at helping over the phone...

Good luck!

Joao Vilaca wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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>
>         > <mailto: 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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