I just finished my first build of a computer, but I can't get it to boot right. Everything has power and I'm pretty sure (hoping) that everything is right. When I turn it on, it runs for a few seconds and then beeps once (supposed to be normal). After a few more seconds, it has one small beep, and then it starts to make a series of short beeps that alternate in pitch. I don't let this go on very long, as I'm afraid it might be dangerous to let it run for a while. My first thought was the RAM might be installed wrong, so I consulted the manual and fixed what I did wrong. This did not fix the problem. I'm not sure what to do, and I was hoping someone might know what the problem is or what I could do to fix it. My computer is built from the following:
Case: Chenming AX-01 Aluminum
Power supply: Turbolink 420W psu (bundled)
Motherboard: EPoX EP-8RDA+ nForce2
Processor: AMD AthlonXP 2400+
Heatsink: Cooler Master HAC-V81 X-Dream (+Arctic Silver III)
Video card: Albatron Ti4800SE
Sound card: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Hard drive: Western Digital 80g (special edition, 8mb cache)
RAM: Crucial pc2700 512mb
CD-rom: Lite-on 52x
CD-RW: Lite-on 52x24x52
Floppy drive: Panasonic 3.5" drive
- other parts: Cooler Master round IDE/floppy cables, Vantec Ultimate Hard Drive Cooler, (5) Cool Max Quad LED case fans, light blue psu mod, aluminum RAM heatspreaders, Enermax 3.5'' System Monitor Control Panel, system exhaust PCI fan
Anyone who could help at all or give any suggestions, please post a reply here. It is greatly appreciated and I'm hoping I can get it working without having to pay even more money to a professional. Thanks a lot.
Case: Chenming AX-01 Aluminum
Power supply: Turbolink 420W psu (bundled)
Motherboard: EPoX EP-8RDA+ nForce2
Processor: AMD AthlonXP 2400+
Heatsink: Cooler Master HAC-V81 X-Dream (+Arctic Silver III)
Video card: Albatron Ti4800SE
Sound card: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Hard drive: Western Digital 80g (special edition, 8mb cache)
RAM: Crucial pc2700 512mb
CD-rom: Lite-on 52x
CD-RW: Lite-on 52x24x52
Floppy drive: Panasonic 3.5" drive
- other parts: Cooler Master round IDE/floppy cables, Vantec Ultimate Hard Drive Cooler, (5) Cool Max Quad LED case fans, light blue psu mod, aluminum RAM heatspreaders, Enermax 3.5'' System Monitor Control Panel, system exhaust PCI fan
Anyone who could help at all or give any suggestions, please post a reply here. It is greatly appreciated and I'm hoping I can get it working without having to pay even more money to a professional. Thanks a lot.