Five short beeps during initialization issue.
Five short beeps during initialization issue.
Hello everyone, today I purchased a new computer for my father since his previous one stopped working. He mainly uses it for YouTube and listening to music, so I went for a budget model. Here’s what I got: an Intel G4400 dual-core processor at 3.30GHz, Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2PH motherboard, DDR4 2133MHz RAM, and a satellite case with included power supply. I used the old hard drive and installed everything. When I started the computer, it emitted five long beeps, then turned off and back on, repeating the same sequence. I suspect the motherboard might have issues because it has only 8-pin-12V connectors while the cheap case came with just 4 pins. I’m not sure if that’s the main problem, but I think the power supply could be the issue since the CPU is dual-core and doesn’t require much power. I also checked online and found similar problems—either a CPU fault or misaligned RAM. I tried reseating the RAM multiple times in all slots, but nothing changed. I’m running out of ideas now. The only option left seems to be testing another power supply if I have one available.
Additionally, it appears Gigabyte does not employ five long beeps for a beep code. Instead, there are five short beeps, which indicates a real time clock issue.
I checked the gigabyte page for supported RAM memory and the "module pin" of my RAM is CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2. It doesn’t appear there, but a similar one is CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR1. I’m not sure if the extra numbers matter much. I also tried enabling it without the memory and got the same five long beeps.
Troubleshooting seems pointless until you secure a reliable power source. You must have all eight pins, or it’s not going to work. While this might not solve everything, there’s no point in continuing without proper power until the board is correctly supplied.