SA6R just beeps

"ICee" <icee.TakeThisOut@thelight.invalid> wrote in message
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 > ***** charles wrote:
  > > Hi all,
  > >
  > > I have an ABIT SA6R motherboard that just goes
  > > beep beep beep .... when I turn on the switch. It
  > > was working fine before but now that is all it does.
  > > I downloaded the manual from ABIT but it does
  > > not have the beep codes in it. Where can I get the
  > > beep codes for this board or if you have a clue
  > > as to what's wrong, please let me know. I have
  > > changed ram and the video card and it still does
  > > the same thing. Any ideas?
  > >
  > > thanks,
  > > charles.......
 >
 > Here are the beep codes (assuming it's an Award BIOS):
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm</font" target="_blank">http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm</font</a>>

According to the beep codes, it is a ram problem. I guess
that if I try all the different ram sticks I have here that it
might be a bad ram slot? The computer was working up
until about 2 days ago then it started doing this.

thanks for the pointer,
charles.....<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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 > Any ideas?

Yes, you need to put the CPU fan in the CPU fan socket.

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"Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio" <gcdbTOGLIMI.RemoveThis@email.it> wrote in message
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  > > Any ideas?
 >
 > Yes, you need to put the CPU fan in the CPU fan socket.
 >

The cpu fan is connected and running properly.

charles....<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Also check the capacitors for swollen out tops and/or a crusty red/brown
leakage.... See this site: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.motherboardrepair.com/" target="_blank">http://www.motherboardrepair.com/</a>
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"***** charles" <shultzjrX.RemoveThis@joimail.com> wrote in message
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 > "ICee" <icee.RemoveThis@thelight.invalid> wrote in message
 > news:e8SdnYIJ1eFKEXzd4p2dnA@adelphia.com...
  > > ***** charles wrote:
   > > > Hi all,
   > > >
   > > > I have an ABIT SA6R motherboard that just goes
   > > > beep beep beep .... when I turn on the switch. It
   > > > was working fine before but now that is all it does.
   > > > I downloaded the manual from ABIT but it does
   > > > not have the beep codes in it. Where can I get the
   > > > beep codes for this board or if you have a clue
   > > > as to what's wrong, please let me know. I have
   > > > changed ram and the video card and it still does
   > > > the same thing. Any ideas?
   > > >
   > > > thanks,
   > > > charles.......
  > >
  > > Here are the beep codes (assuming it's an Award BIOS):
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm</font" target="_blank">http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm</font</a>>
 >
 > According to the beep codes, it is a ram problem. I guess
 > that if I try all the different ram sticks I have here that it
 > might be a bad ram slot? The computer was working up
 > until about 2 days ago then it started doing this.
 >
 > thanks for the pointer,
 > charles.....
 >
 >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: SA6R just beeps 

probably bas capacitors. that board had the problem *really* bad...
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"***** charles" <shultzjrX.RemoveThis@joimail.com> wrote in message
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 > Hi all,
 >
 > I have an ABIT SA6R motherboard that just goes
 > beep beep beep .... when I turn on the switch. It
 > was working fine before but now that is all it does.
 > I downloaded the manual from ABIT but it does
 > not have the beep codes in it. Where can I get the
 > beep codes for this board or if you have a clue
 > as to what's wrong, please let me know. I have
 > changed ram and the video card and it still does
 > the same thing. Any ideas?
 >
 > thanks,
 > charles.......
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: SA6R just beeps 

my suggestion assumes a two tone siren type of beep, usually.

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"***** charles" <shultzjrX RemoveThis @joimail.com> wrote in message
news:10e2upv8h2saef1@corp.supernews.com...
 > Hi all,
 >
 > I have an ABIT SA6R motherboard that just goes
 > beep beep beep .... when I turn on the switch. It
 > was working fine before but now that is all it does.
 > I downloaded the manual from ABIT but it does
 > not have the beep codes in it. Where can I get the
 > beep codes for this board or if you have a clue
 > as to what's wrong, please let me know. I have
 > changed ram and the video card and it still does
 > the same thing. Any ideas?
 >
 > thanks,
 > charles.......
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: SA6R just beeps