Computer just beeps when turned on --- Also, where's the battery of the motherboard?

PrinceRameses · 07-16-2008, 04:30 PM

The battery may need to be changed.

The machine is a V2 Premier. An old computer running windows 98.

Troy_Jollimore · 07-16-2008, 05:34 PM

Possibly. On a REALLY old motherboard, the battery looked like a barrel lying on it's side, usually back by the keyboard connector. Otherwise, they usually just used the 2032 watch batteries.

But even with a dead battery, once it's powered on it'll usually go to default settings. If it's beeping at you, you have to tell us what 'code' the beeps are, long and short. If it's just a steady beep--beep-beep-beep that doesn't stop, it's bad RAM or CPU.

PrinceRameses · 07-16-2008, 05:39 PM

I think it's two beeps-pause- then back to the two beeps. This keeps repeating.

07-16-2008, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
PrinceRameses Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 188 OS: Windows XP Home	Computer just beeps when turned on --- Also, where's the battery of the motherboard? The battery may need to be changed. The machine is a V2 Premier. An old computer running windows 98.

07-16-2008, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Troy_Jollimore Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows 2000	Re: Computer just beeps when turned on --- Also, where's the battery of the motherboa Possibly. On a REALLY old motherboard, the battery looked like a barrel lying on it's side, usually back by the keyboard connector. Otherwise, they usually just used the 2032 watch batteries. But even with a dead battery, once it's powered on it'll usually go to default settings. If it's beeping at you, you have to tell us what 'code' the beeps are, long and short. If it's just a steady beep--beep-beep-beep that doesn't stop, it's bad RAM or CPU.

07-16-2008, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
PrinceRameses Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 188 OS: Windows XP Home	Re: Computer just beeps when turned on --- Also, where's the battery of the motherboa I think it's two beeps-pause- then back to the two beeps. This keeps repeating.