The PC fails to power on.

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07-17-2016, 07:42 PM

No video signal detected. Speaker is set to POST mode. No POST function available. All fans are spinning. After some time, the PC boots with a single beep and shows a BIOS failure message on the screen. Restarting fixes the issue, but the same problem returns after restarting. The PC is older and uses DDR2 memory. It’s unclear how to resolve or diagnose the issue.

darkspeed002

07-17-2016, 07:42 PM #1

frog76
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07-24-2016, 08:09 PM

No specific information about your system was provided in the initial message.

frog76

07-24-2016, 08:09 PM #2

No specific information about your system was provided in the initial message.

Killerman1834
Posting Freak

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07-25-2016, 01:51 AM

You all prepared to try something new.

Killerman1834

07-25-2016, 01:51 AM #3

You all prepared to try something new.

Purple2012
Junior Member

08-11-2016, 09:43 PM

Verify the meaning of that single beep by checking your motherboard documentation. Search for "beep meanings" to find related information. Edited August 19, 2023 by callmebrightt – note the missing detail.

Purple2012

08-11-2016, 09:43 PM #4

LuksFX
Member

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08-15-2016, 01:47 AM

Disconnected all extra wires like fan power and disk drive, reset CMOS by removing the battery, attempted to boot with just one RAM stick, tried launching PC without GPU if any speaker code appears (none found)

LuksFX

08-15-2016, 01:47 AM #5

Dat_Asian_
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08-17-2016, 03:32 AM

It wasn<|pad|>, one successful start after a while. Then it stopped working again. Probably a bios issue, because that message appeared on the screen.

Dat_Asian_

08-17-2016, 03:32 AM #6

It wasn<|pad|>, one successful start after a while. Then it stopped working again. Probably a bios issue, because that message appeared on the screen.

WaterLily2003
Senior Member

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09-03-2016, 06:45 AM

Well, it's okay. Let's try again.

WaterLily2003

09-03-2016, 06:45 AM #7

Well, it's okay. Let's try again.

Kynedee
Posting Freak

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09-10-2016, 09:56 AM

Uncertain about the full list because it comes from a family member. The PC was likely prebuilt – 6GB DDR2 RAM (2x2GB + 2x1GB), Kingston 600MHz Intel i7, around 350W power supply, NVIDIA R5670 GPU, 250GB SSD.

Kynedee

09-10-2016, 09:56 AM #8

josh2320
Junior Member

09-11-2016, 07:38 AM

If you connect to another power source, I’d attempt to adjust it. Looks quite outdated. Updated August 19, 2023 by mMontana improved the grammar.

josh2320

09-11-2016, 07:38 AM #9

If you connect to another power source, I’d attempt to adjust it. Looks quite outdated. Updated August 19, 2023 by mMontana improved the grammar.

duhazneubin
Senior Member

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09-11-2016, 08:00 AM

#10

You could use a multimeter to verify its functionality.

duhazneubin

09-11-2016, 08:00 AM #10

You could use a multimeter to verify its functionality.

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