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phantasm40 · 10-18-2004, 03:30 AM

There was a thread, "My computer will not boot up" from 2002. Seems I have exactly the same problem.
I took an old PII 400 MHz someone was about to toss and fixed it up. It has a Soyo SY-6BB Mobo and a Slot 1 PII processor (SECC 1). It was running like a new computer for over a month with no problems whatsoever. Then, while left on overnight, it just died and began emitting the "High-Low" beep code for an AWARD BIOS. Normally that can mean the processor is not seated properly, the CPU cooling fan is not working, the RAM is bad, the video card is shot, or the motherboard itself is gone. When I tried to restart, it did the same thing and the light on my monitor goes amber. I have no way of getting to the BIOS. I've swapped out the RAM, the Video Card, re-seated all the connections, swapped out the CMOS battery and still...nothing but the British ambulance sound effect. I can hear the HD spin down, but nothing else. I understand it's rare for a CPU to burn out, so does anyone have any ideas or suggestions that might help? Has anyone experienced this before and found a solution?

10-18-2004, 03:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
phantasm40 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6 OS: 98SE/ME	System Won't POST or Boot There was a thread, "My computer will not boot up" from 2002. Seems I have exactly the same problem. I took an old PII 400 MHz someone was about to toss and fixed it up. It has a Soyo SY-6BB Mobo and a Slot 1 PII processor (SECC 1). It was running like a new computer for over a month with no problems whatsoever. Then, while left on overnight, it just died and began emitting the "High-Low" beep code for an AWARD BIOS. Normally that can mean the processor is not seated properly, the CPU cooling fan is not working, the RAM is bad, the video card is shot, or the motherboard itself is gone. When I tried to restart, it did the same thing and the light on my monitor goes amber. I have no way of getting to the BIOS. I've swapped out the RAM, the Video Card, re-seated all the connections, swapped out the CMOS battery and still...nothing but the British ambulance sound effect. I can hear the HD spin down, but nothing else. I understand it's rare for a CPU to burn out, so does anyone have any ideas or suggestions that might help? Has anyone experienced this before and found a solution?