BMW rulez

Hello,

When i restart my computer, it starts up, but then it goes into 'Power Saving Mode'. But that's not all; my monitor (box) will start to make noises, like beeping. It's not the speakers, it's the monitor (big rectangular box that has the CD drive there.

Could someone please give me some advice?
All help appretiated!


Thanks a lot!

~ BMW ~


EDIT: Better explanation: When i restart my computer, it starts up, but then the monotor goes into 'Power Saving Mode'. But that's not all; my box will start to make noises, like beeping. It's not the speakers, it's the box thing (big rectangular box that has the CD drive there).

Fren Banklin

Is this a laptop or a desktop ?

BMW rulez

It's a Desktop

Fren Banklin

Post system specs, particularly PSU.

Can you boot to Safe Mode ?

BMW rulez

My specs are:

system : microsoft windows xp
home edition
version 2002
service pack 2

hewlett-packard company
compaq presario
amd athlon(tm) 64 X2 dual core processor 3800+
1.99Ghz, 1.50GB of RAM
physical address extension


My PSU: a power plug in the wall?

Yes, i can boot to safe mode

Fren Banklin

Alright, well my first thought was that if you are having video problems to the extent that something in the computer was beeping (as in BIOS beeps, I wonder) it might be the PSU (Power Supply Unit), and OEM's are notorious for using poor quality PSU's.

But if you can boot to Safe Mode, the problem should still be there if it's the PSU, so now I am wondering if it's either some 3rd party application, or if perhaps the beeping is your heat alarm going off, which is then (for whatever reason) shutting down your video.

Or it could be more than one problem, possibly with a common cause.

Boot to BIOS and navigate:

Start>Run>(type)"msconfig" and then under "Services" click "Hide Microsoft Services" and untick all the rest, and untick all the startups under "Startups".

Reboot, and report back here if the original symptom of the power save mode & beeping stays or goes away.

dai

note down the beep code and check what it is saying here
www.bioscentral.com

post your voltages and temperatures from the bios

Fren Banklin

PSU = Power Supply Unit.

Open the case. Try to get a manufacturer, model number and wattage (output).

Are these beeps continuous, or do the start, then stop at some point while the machine is running ?

dai's question is referring to BIOS error codes, which can be described in a definable pattern of short and long beeps. For example: two short, then one long beep. These error codes means something, hence the suggestion to the link to the reference.

My question was aimed at the possiblity of an alarm beep, so the question is which of these types of these beeps do you have.

BMW rulez

It's fixed, don't worry about it!

Thanks.

Fren Banklin

Erm, we kinda like to get to read the end of the story, after having started the book. What was the problem, and how did it get fixed ?

Also, please mark the thread as resolved.

dai

it helps anyone with the same problem in the future if you can post what fixed it

BMW rulez

I just got a new monitor. It wasn't really fixed though.

I'm not a wiz at the technical side of things though.


Thanks everyone for the help! I really appreciate it :)

I researched the matter of what happened, but I couldn't find a resolution.

BMW.

dai

did you check what the bios beeps are saying is wrong
that's what they are there for

BMW rulez

Well, i checked, but it said the Video card was out of place. And i'm not sure how to do that.

( 1 long, 2 short )

Fren Banklin

Yeah, it's saying either your video card is not seated properly (pull it out and put it back securely), or your video card has a hardware problem. Replacing the drive will show whether or not the video card is bad.

dai

either the card has
dirty contacts
is not seated
is faulty
or there is insufficient power for the card
if you clean the contacts on the card and the socket and make sure it is seated
if it is still a problem,can you get a friend to try the card in their computer to check it

BMW rulez

Ok, thanks guys!