help! problems starting up my pc

• huy

  2 Mar 07, 11:46

  i don noe what happen to my computer nowadays. when i try to start up, then there is this beep sound coming out and the lights on the cpu kip on blinking and blinking. then the whole screen will turn black and the light on the monitor will turn orange.. i try restarting all over again but still like that.. anyone knows what the problem with my pc?
• Ito_^

  2 Mar 07, 12:21

  beep how many times?
  
  or continuously?
• huy

  2 Mar 07, 12:31

  Originally posted by Ito_^:

  beep how many times?
  
  or continuously?

  continuously.. is it mother board problem?
• Agenda

  2 Mar 07, 12:34

  did you open up your pc? if so, maybe behind never secure properly.. last time i also like that
• ndmmxiaomayi

  2 Mar 07, 12:43

  Originally posted by huy:

  continuously.. is it mother board problem?

  Do you still have your motherboard manual or your receipt?
  
  Can you tell us what brand and model number of the motherboard?
• huy

  2 Mar 07, 12:59

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Do you still have your motherboard manual or your receipt?
  
  Can you tell us what brand and model number of the motherboard?

  my motherboard is gigabyte p4 titan socket 478 motherboard. now i can use my computer .. but then after that the same thing will happens again..
• huy

  2 Mar 07, 13:23

  jus now i was surfing the net. halfway, my system jus shut down like that.. after that i tried many times before i can restart it again..
• ndmmxiaomayi

  2 Mar 07, 13:39

  Originally posted by huy:

  continuously.. is it mother board problem?

  Probably not. Based on your motherboard, a search on Gigabyte shows that it's using Award BIOS.
  
  A continuous beep means there are RAM problems.
  
  Check that your RAM is slotted in properly.
  
  Make sure you hear a click sound when slotting in the RAM. If it doesn't work, slot in to different slots.
• huy

  2 Mar 07, 20:48

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Probably not. Based on your motherboard, a search on Gigabyte shows that it's using Award BIOS.
  
  A continuous beep means there are RAM problems.
  
  Check that your RAM is slotted in properly.
  
  Make sure you hear a click sound when slotting in the RAM. If it doesn't work, slot in to different slots.

  eh.. very blur sia.. so what should i do now? open up my cpu? then take out the ram inside? which is the ram ah? sorry. i computer idiot..
• ndmmxiaomayi

  2 Mar 07, 21:45

  Originally posted by huy:

  eh.. very blur sia.. so what should i do now? open up my cpu? then take out the ram inside? which is the ram ah? sorry. i computer idiot..

  You have to check that nothing is loose. Particularly anything that needs to be slotted in or plugged in, like wires, cables, video card, RAM, etc.
  
  As for now, check the RAM.
  
  Before doing anything, remember to ground yourself. Just hold on to the casing to ground yourself.
  
  This is how a RAM stick looks like:
  
  
  
  These black long slots are known as RAM slots:
  
  
  
  When the RAM is slotted in properly, you should hear a "click" sound.
• turbo_drift

  2 Mar 07, 21:52

  If i not wrong, 1 of the capacitor is being burned..
  
  Cheers..
• MyPillowTalks

  3 Mar 07, 06:21

  RAM must put properly..............
  
  i kena before.....
• huy

  3 Mar 07, 14:24

  but i nv take out anything from the cpu leh.. i nv even dare to open it out.. so do u guys tik that it cheaper to send someone to repair or buy a new one?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Mar 07, 14:50

  If unsure, you can send it to a repair shop or ask somebody who knows about computers to check for you.