Wont turn on, bios beep code

Is it a long beep or a short beep? Beep codes are used by the BIOS during the POST to report certain initial system errors.

If you're hearing beep codes after you turn your computer on, it typically means that the system has encountered some kind of problem before it was able to display any kind of error information on the monitor.

Follow the steps below to determine what system problem the beep code is representing.
Difficulty: AverageTime Required: Anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours depending on the cause of the beep code

Here's How:

1. Power on the computer or restart it if it's already on.
   

2. Listen very carefully to the beep codes that sound when the computer begins to boot.
   

   Restart your computer if you need to hear the beeping again. You're not likely to make whatever problem you have worse by restarting a few times.
   

3. Write down, in whatever way makes sense to you, how the beeps sound.
   

   Important: Pay close attention to the number of beeps, if the beeps are long or short and if the beeping repeats or not. There is a big difference between a "beep-beep-beep" beep code and a "beep-beep" beep code.
   

   This is all important information that will help determine what issue the beep codes are representing.
   

4. What steps you take to solve a particular beep code will differ depending on the BIOS manufacturer.
   

   Choose the correct beep code troubleshooting guide below based on your motherboard'sBIOS manufacturer:
   

   • AMI Beep Code Troubleshooting (AMIBIOS)
     
     
   • Award Beep Code Troubleshooting (AwardBIOS)
     
     
   • Phoenix Beep Code Troubleshooting (PhoenixBIOS)

   Tip: Not sure what brand of BIOS is on your motherboard? See this How To Determine Your Motherboard BIOS Manufacturer guide for some helpful advice.
   

Tips:

1. Still can't figure out what the beep codes mean? Let a community of computer support enthusiasts help out! Post the details of your problem in the PC Support Forum.

hi Robin.
if your computer is making a beeping sound when it starts. No, you're not crazy, your computer really is beeping, and the sound may be coming from inside your computer, not your speakers.
These beeps are called beep codes and are used by the BIOS (the software that runs your computer hardware) during the POST (an initial test to make sure your computer is OK to start) to report certain initial system errors. If you're hearing beep codes after you turn your computer on, it typically means that the motherboard has encountered some kind of problem before it was able to send any kind of error information to the monitor. The beeping, then, is a way to communicate a problem to you when the computer can't show a proper error on the screen.
Follow the steps below to determine what computer problem the beep code is representing. Once you know what's wrong, you can work to fix the issue.

How to Troubleshoot Beep Codes

Figuring out why your computer is making beeping sounds should only take 10 to 15 minutes. Solving that problem that you identify is another task entirely and could take a few minutes to hours, depending on what the problem ends up being.

1. Power on the computer, or restart it if it's already on.
2. Listen very carefully to the beep codes that sound when the computer begins to boot.
   
   Restart your computer if you need to hear the beeping again. You're probably not going to make whatever problem you have worse by restarting a few times.

1. Write down, in whatever way makes sense to you, how the beeps sound.
   
   Important: Pay close attention to the number of beeps, if the beeps are long or short (or all the same length), and if the beeping repeats or not. There is a big difference between a "beep-beep-beep" beep code and a "beep-beep" beep code.
   
   I know this might all seem a little crazy but this is important information that will help determine what issue the beep codes are representing. If you get this wrong, you'll be trying to solve a problem your computer doesn't have and ignoring the real one.

1. Next you'll need to figure out what company manufactured the BIOS chip that's on your computer motherboard. Unfortunately, the computer industry never agreed on a uniform way to communicate with beeps, so it's important to get this right.
   
   The easiest way to figure this is out is by installing one of these free system information tools, which should tell you if your BIOS is made by AMI, Award, Phoenix, or another company. If that doesn't work, you could open your computer and take a peek at the actual BIOS chip on your computer motherboard, which should have the company name printed on or next to it.
   
   Important: Your computer maker is not the same as the BIOS maker and your motherboard maker is not necessarily the same as the BIOS maker, so don't assume you already know the right answer to this question.
2. Now that you know the BIOS manufacturer, choose the troubleshooting guide below based on that information:
   
   • AMI Beep Code Troubleshooting (AMIBIOS)
   • Award Beep Code Troubleshooting (AwardBIOS)
   • Phoenix Beep Code Troubleshooting (PhoenixBIOS)
   Using the beep code information specific to those BIOS makers in those articles, you'll be able to figure out exactly what's wrong that's causing the beeping, be it a RAM issue, a video card problem, or some other hardware problem.
3. Try to turn off beep sound in the BIOS

More Help with Beep Codes

Some computers, even though they may have BIOS firmware made by a particular company, like AMI or Award, further customize their beep-to-problem language, making this process a little frustrating. If you think this might be the case, or just worried it could be, almost every computer maker publishes their beep code list in their user guides, which you can probably find online.
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Those beeping sounds are the computer post codes. They point you in the direction of any hardware problem its encountered while trying to boot up.

Here's a url which should help you with a bit more info:-

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

That beep code should point you in the right direction of any component failure you may have.

It doesn't match any Dell codes, I even checked on the site. I'd go into device manager & see if there's anything with an exclamation point & fix that first. Check under "my computer" (right click,properties) & see if it's reporting the proper amount of RAM. Then you can check in bios to see how much is showing there & what slot(s) they're in. Hopefully, you will quickly find the issue. A bad RAM stick is the "beep" code that you're hearing on most dektops in general. So if you see in the bios that a RAM stick is not showing or is incorrect in size, remove the suspected stick & re-boot to see if that takes care of the "beep". Then just go buy another stick & be sure to get eec if it requires it. Regular memory doesn't work in most servers.

plug everything back in and power up the pc when it gets to the error beeps count them then if you can check online at http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/PC/beep.php for a clue as to what the problem will be.

Beeping on startup is a memory error. The blue screen you got was most likely caused by a memory error as well. First, take out then re-install your memory. If the error persists and you have more than one stick, test each one singly to find out which stick is bad.

One long beep and two short beeps usually means a video problem. If you have an add-on video card, try replacing it with a new one. If you are using an on-board video, go into the bios and turn it off. then shut down & install an add-on card.

the beeps you here are bios beep they are telling whats wrong. can you count the beeps for me and give me more info on your pc

the beeps mean that there is some hardware problem

if u count the number of beeps or is it continuous???????

ne way
try taking out the RAM and again placing it
the RAM might be loose