poss power supply prob

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by henry123, Dec 13, 2014.

  1. henry123

    henry123 Private E-2

    Hello I am new to this so I dont know quite how to explain the problem I have an old emachines comp (E3021) with 2gb ram and I recently moved it to a new location but when I set it back up it refuses to boot although the speakers power up and I get a constant repetative bleep from them is this a power supply problem or something wrong with the motherboard or even something a little less mundane any help would be appreciated
     
    henry123, Dec 13, 2014
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  2. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Hi, henry123. Welcome to Major Geeks. :)

    Along with the bleeping, did you notice any LEDs flashing? Generally, during POST (self test at bootup) if problems are detected along with the beeps LEDs will flash in a particular sequence to indicate the possible cause of the problem. The beeps may have a particular sequence as well.
     
    mdonah, Dec 13, 2014
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  3. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Continuous beep usually indicates a RAM problem. Unplug the computer and open up the case. Take out the RAM, clean the gold contacts with a pencil eraser (do not touch the gold contacts) then make sure the chips snap back in the slots.
    You can also run a test to see if the RAM is good.
     
    plodr, Dec 13, 2014
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  4. henry123

    henry123 Private E-2

    No I get nothing but the intermittant beeps and the led indicator on the speakers flashing on and off in time with them.
     
    henry123, Dec 14, 2014
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