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My emachine XP computer starts but sends no signal to the screen but just beeps Whats wrong?

Anonymous
2019-08-16T23:21:14+00:00

My e-machine XP starts but sends no signal to the monitor and just beeps over and over It used to go to bios and I was going to role back because it whet to a black screen but now it does not start at the bios at all just keeps beeping How do I get to the point it shows me the flash to go to bios ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-08-17T20:43:19+00:00

    With that old pc,most likely the pc MB battery is in need of replace..It's fairly simple,power off pc,remove battery,wait 20 minutes,install new,its a 2032 type.Once thru,power up pc,power to the BIOS,reset date/time,reset for add-on cards,save & exit BIOS.Beep codes normally beep for hardware failure,but if the CMOS/BIOS is faulty because of the battery,the pc fails to run at default(s)....

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-08-19T23:36:20+00:00

    The real answer to my problem was   If the computer fails to start and just beeps it is saying the ram has failed and when I removed one of the ram cards it restarted because the card that I removed was a bad one it is running on only one card now as I await a new set of cards !

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-08-17T21:33:14+00:00

    The normal signs a CMOS battery has failed in the date/time is wrong after you power it off at the mains.

    The other sign is if it asks you to press F1 after you boot it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-08-20T06:35:28+00:00

    Good that you looked up what the "beep" codes mean.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-08-17T05:49:53+00:00

    "beep" codes normally indicate a Hardware problem / failure.

    Go to your Computer Manufacturer's website and look up your PC's specs to see what BIOS you have

    Then read this about the "beep" error codes to try and see what has failed:

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

    http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

    http://pcsupport.about.com/od/nonworkingcomponent/ht/beepcodestb.htm

    If you are unable to ascertain the Hardware problem yourself, find a good, local Repair Shop to take it to.

    Cheers.

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