[gaughane]

I was having issues with my computer randomly crashing and getting the BSOD errors. One of the suggested solutions was to reset the BIOS to the original settings. After I did this the computer would boot and say "Missing Operating SYstem" so I though OK well for some reason now its not recognizing my hard drive. When I went to update the BIOS the computer turned off and now upon reboot does nothing other then make a beeping noise. One long Beep followed by two short beeps. There is no activity whatsoever on the monitor. I have made sure everything is seated properly inside the computer. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks

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It depends which company manufactured your PC BIOS (different makes have different beep codes) but 1 long beep followed by two short ones can mean there's a problem with your graphics card (or graphics chip on the motherboard). That would also explain why the monitor displays nothing.

Edited by pip22, 29 September 2008 - 12:56 PM.

[pip22]

Welcome to the Geeks2Go Forum!
It depends which company manufactured your PC BIOS (different makes have different beep codes) but 1 long beep followed by two short ones can mean there's a problem with your graphics card (or graphics chip on the motherboard). That would also explain why the monitor displays nothing.

Edited by pip22, 29 September 2008 - 12:56 PM.

[gaughane]

Ok I checked the cables and the video card seating. I even moved it to the other PCI Express slot but the same thing happens. The MOBO is an Asus
M2N-E SLI series with a dual core 3.0ghz processor, 4gb ram. I have an EVGA 8800 GT 512mb video card that as I said is seated properly in the PCI Ex16 slot. I havent the slightest clue what to do really apart from taking it someplace but I really dont have the cash for that (plus If I have to replace something Ill need everything I can get) Does anyone have any suggestions?? THX