dee88 Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 hi everyone i have just got a new pc a few weeks ago and im having problems with it, sometimes when i turn it on it works fine but other times it plays about 5 beeps coming from the motherboard. and also sometimes it hangs when loading windows. can any one helppc specsDmachine DV ExtremeWindows xp professional AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4GHZ SAN DIEGO160GB hard drive1GB ramnvidia Geforce 7800 GTX graphics card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Dmachine DV Extreme?well it could be a memory problem, look at your mobo when it beeps, you should see some type of lights. also run memcheck on ur ram. and update bios to latest version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee88 Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) i have looked at the mobo when it beeps and there is one orangey coloured light near the ram slotsedit - this is where i got the pc from www.dmachines.20m.com this is just there temporary site, they did have another one but i dont know what happened to it. Edited September 10, 2005 by dee88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) is it exactly 5 beeps? plz count for sure. and tell me how long each beep is, short or long. if its 5 beeps then its a processor failure, if its 4 then the mobo is bad, if its 6 then it should have something to do with the keyboard. Edited September 10, 2005 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee88 Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 its 5 short beeps, but if its a processor failure why does the pc work with no problems sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) well maybe it just isnt recognized right sometimes. if u wanted to take it out then put back in then give it a try, but then u have to mess with ur heatsink and thermal paste which can be a pain. maybe there is a pin thats not touching right, look at the cpu if u take it out and make sure that all of the pins are there.before you do that tho, try resetting the ramactually what bios do u even have? Edited September 10, 2005 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) also, what could be causing this is overheatingthis problem could is usually either the mobo or the cpu, if u have access to another cpu then try it but i dont think that it is since it works sometimes. what mobo do u have? Edited September 10, 2005 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanie's Show Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) I had this same problem with my mobo, everytime it booted I got the 5 beeps and a message saying bios checksum error, then it used to boot from the back-up bios chip faultlessly, the company I brought it from were a bit of a b***h and were'nt willing to help me, so I went direct to the manufacturer with the problem, (gigabyte Tech Support), if you visit your mobo's web site they should have some tech support contact info there.Anyway, gigabyte replied and said I had a faulty Bios chip and to flash the bios with a beta bios that they supplied me with, they said if that didnt work, to RMA the board, the new board so far, touch wood, is fine. Edited September 11, 2005 by Seanie's Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee88 Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 well maybe it just isnt recognized right sometimes. if u wanted to take it out then put back in then give it a try, but then u have to mess with ur heatsink and thermal paste which can be a pain. maybe there is a pin thats not touching right, look at the cpu if u take it out and make sure that all of the pins are there.before you do that tho, try resetting the ramactually what bios do u even have?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>its an AMI bios, i think the problems is down to overheating, i did a test so i turned the pc on for about an hour, then turned it off and touched the heatsink and it was extremey hot. im going to contact the company i got it from and see if they can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 find out what temp it is using speedfanhttp://www.almico.com/speedfan425.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee88 Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) find out what temp it is using speedfanhttp://www.almico.com/speedfan425.exe<{POST_SNAPBACK}>i tryed speedfan the temp started at 38c when i turned the pc on then when to 46c then 63c now its between 76c - 82c, i dont think thats normal Edited September 11, 2005 by dee88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 WOW! its definetly bad cooling. what heatsink do u have and what thermal paste? if u are on stock then you should definetly get something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee88 Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 WOW! its definetly bad cooling. what heatsink do u have and what thermal paste? if u are on stock then you should definetly get something better.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>im not sure what heatsink and thermal paste i have, it was already install in the pc when i got it. what temp should a AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4GHZ SAN DIEGO be at. my old pc which im using at the minute is between 26c - 34c and its an intel pentium 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmokee Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) im not sure what heatsink and thermal paste i have, it was already install in the pc when i got it. what temp should a AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4GHZ SAN DIEGO be at. my old pc which im using at the minute is between 26c - 34c and its an intel pentium 3.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>It should probably be in the neighbourhood of 35-50 celcius. Does your system have any case fans exhausting hot air or taking in cool air? In a modern system like yours, at bare minimum you should have a 80-120 mm exhaust fan. Whoever did build it for you, I would ask them what type of thermal paste they used, and also ask what make/model the CPU heatsink/fan are. If it is just the retail HSF than comes with the retail version of the processor you should be just fine at stock speeds. On the other hand, if the builder chose an OEM version of the chip (doesnt come with a HSF) and instead opted for some cheap after market HSF, that could also be a problem.One other question about the problems you described in your first post. Did these problems occur from day 1, or did it take a few days/weeks for it to start happening? Edited September 12, 2005 by ssmokee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee88 Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 One other question about the problems you described in your first post. Did these problems occur from day 1, or did it take a few days/weeks for it to start happening?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>no when i got it, it work perfectly. i only noticed a few days ago. i have tryed contacting the company but they havent replyed yet. will let u know when they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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