PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1967mustangman]

I built myself a Athlon system using the FIC AD11 motherboard and a 1.33Ghz Atlon processor. Unfortunately when I went to boot it up all I got was the ominous beep code. Thinking it might be a bad video card or bad memory I went ahead and borrowed a friends video card and tried the memory one stick at a time. Unfortunatley, my problems still persisted. So I got a new motherboard thinking that the board it self might be bad. Still no luck, still just beep codes. The only thing that I can think of now is the that the processor is bad. Does this sound logical? Does anybody else have any other advise for me?

 

[Jyeasy]

There will be no beep if the CPU or flash is dead, most likely it's still your VGA or DIMM, check out your mb manual or the supplier for the beep message.

 

[1967mustangman]

As I said I already tried replacing the video card and the memory. My only thought is that there are some damaged pins on the CPU itself that are causing the problem. Unfortunately it is an Award Bios and the only beep code says memory or vidoe error, but I have tried the system with a video card that I know works and I have tried the memory one stick at a time. The chances of both memory sticks being bad is really small.

 

[Jiggz]

The beep could also be an indication of the BIOS initial setting not within the CPU setting. Press the "Ins" key while powering up or clear the CMOS and then power up. On the BIOS set the CPU speed according to your CPU or set it to Auto for now.

 

[MrMilney]

Here's some info I found on the FIC website as to what the beep codes mean for their AMI BIOS':

Except for beep code #8, these codes are always fatal.

• 1 beep Refresh failure
  2 beeps Parity error
  3 beeps Base 64K memory failure
  4 beeps Timer not operational
  5 beeps Processor error
  6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure
  7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error
  8 beeps Display memory read/write failure
  9 beeps ROM checksum error
  10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error
  11 beeps Cache memory bad
  
  For 1 beep, 2 beeps, or 3 beeps try reseating the memory first. If the error still occurs, replace the memory with known good chips.
  
  For 4 beeps, 5 beeps, 7 beeps, or 10 beeps the system board must be sent in for repair.
  
  For 6 beeps try reseating the keyboard controller chip. If the error still occurs, replace the keyboard chip. If the error persists, check parts of the system relating to the keyboard, e.g. try another keyboard, check to see if the system has a keyboard fuse.
  
  8 beeps indicate a memory error on the video adapter. Replace the video card or the memory on the video card.
  
  9 beeps indicate faulty BIOS chip(s). It is not likely that this error can be corrected by reseating the chips. Consult the motherboard supplier or an AMI product distributor for replacement part(s).
  
  If no beeps are heard and no display is on the screen, The first thing to check is the power supply. Connect an LED to the POWER LED connection on the motherboard. If this LED lights and the drive(s) spin up then the power supply will usually be good.
  
  Next, inspect the motherboard for loose components. A loose or missing CPU, BIOS chip, Crystal Oscillator, or Chipset chip will cause the motherboard not to function.
  
  Next, eliminate the possibility of interference by a bad or improperly set up I/O card by removing all card except the video adapter. The system should at least power up and wait for a drive time-out. Insert the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem happens again. When the system does nothing, the problem will be with the last expansion card that was put in.
  
  If the above suggestions fail to cause any change in the disfunction of the system, the motherboard must be returned for repair.

If this doesn't help I guess you'll need to contact FIC directly.

Good luck!

 

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