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krystalOrchid

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    Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
    « on: October 20, 2008, 10:46:33 PM »
    This gives off 1 beep. I read something where is could be memory refresh?
    I installed another hard drive and it went fine. Then it kept not wanting to display screen.

    I need a step by step guide as I am savvy enough to understand the basics at least.

    Do I need another motherboard?
    Or is it the graphics card?
    The monitor works on this computer.
    The other hard drive I installed was a 40g western digital. Went fine, until I got the same error. The one beep code (continuous)

    HP - SR1520AN
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       Hardware
       Software
       Warranty
    Product number
    PY067AA
    Introduction date
    16-June-2005
    Country/region sold in

        *
          Australia
        *
          New Zealand

       
    Hardware
       
    Base processor
    Sempron 3200+ 1.8 GHz:

        *
          1600 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second)
        *
          Socket 939

    Chipset
    ATI Radeon XPress 200
    Motherboard

        *
          Manufacturer: MSI
        *
          Motherboard Name: MS-7184
        *
          Compaq motherboard name: AmethystM-GL6E

    Memory
    Component    Attributes
    Memory Installed    512 MB (2 X 256)
    Maximum allowed    4 GB* (4 x 1GB) requires the replacement of the installed 256 MB DIMMs

    *Actual available memory may be less
    Speed supported    PC3200 MB/sec
    Type    184 pin, DDR SDRAM
    DIMM slots    Four
    Open DIMM slots    Two
    Hard drive

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          80 GB SATA
        *
          7200 rpm

    16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL drive
    (must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology)
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    DVD+R DL Write Once    2.4X
    DVD+R Write Once    16X
    DVD+RW Rewritable    4X
    DVD-R Write Once    8X
    DVD-RW Rewritable    4X
    DVD ROM Read    16X
    CD-R Write Once    40X
    CD-RW Rewritable    24X
    CD-ROM Read    40X
    Modem
    PCI K56flex data/fax modem
    Video graphics
    Integrated graphics
    Sound/audio

        *
          Controller: AC97 audio
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          Dolby 5.1
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          Location: Integrated

    Network (LAN)
    Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
    Memory card reader

        * USB interface
        * Supports the following cards:
              o Compact Flash I
              o Compact Flash II
              o SmartMedia
              o Memory Stick
              o Memory Stick Pro
              o MultiMediaCard
              o Secure Digital (SD)
              o Micro Drive
              o XD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)

    External I/O ports
    I/O ports on the front panel
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    9-in-1 (4 slot) + 1 USB    One
    IEEE 1394    One
    USB (2.0)    Two
    Headphone    One
    Line-in    One
    Microphone    One
    I/O ports on the back panel
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    PS/2 (keyboard, mouse)    Two (one each)
    VGA (monitor)    One
    Parallel    One
    USB (2.0)    Four
    IEEE 1394    One
    LAN    One
    Audio    One each (line-in, line-out, microphone)
    Expansion slots
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    PCI    Three (two available)
    PCI Express    One (available)
    DIMM    Four (two available)
    Drive bays
    Bay type    Quantity
    5.25-inch, external    Two (one available)
    3.5-inch, external    Two (one available)
    3.5-inch, internal    One (occupied)

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      Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
      « Reply #1 on: October 21, 2008, 02:12:58 AM »
      Ok, let's try and understand your problem. Did you have the problem before or after you installed the new HDD? When you boot up the computer, exactly what happens? Is the beep a long beep or a single beep? Does the beep repeat? Does anything appear on the screen?

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      Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
      « Reply #2 on: October 21, 2008, 06:58:58 AM »
      Did you remember to re-install all your drivers on the new hard drive ? ?
      Was there a version of Windows already installed on that drive or did you install Windows on it yourself ? ?
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        Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
        « Reply #3 on: October 21, 2008, 01:57:51 PM »
        Did you remember to re-install all your drivers on the new hard drive ? ?
        Was there a version of Windows already installed on that drive or did you install Windows on it yourself ? ?

        O.k. I used ubuntu operating system ;D

        I did not have the disk to install windows xp again as I lost one of the back up disks.

        The second hard drive I used is a western digital. Had the computer going for a couple of weeks then the beeping started again as it did previously with the sata hard drive (with windows xp).

        My monitor is fine. No problems. Used another computer to test it.



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          Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
          « Reply #4 on: October 21, 2008, 02:03:02 PM »
          By the way. I still have my old hard drive as a friend suggested that the hard drive was stuffed that's why it made the beeping sound.

          I still have it as I think this was a wrong diagnosis!!!

          Google search suggests a "MEMORY REFRESH" problem, but I don't know what that means? Is the motherboard obsolete now?

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          Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
          « Reply #5 on: October 21, 2008, 05:53:40 PM »
          1 beep at bootup is normal in alot of systems...
          Please re-state what issue you are having including what drives are now connected and what OS's are installed on them.
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            Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
            « Reply #6 on: October 21, 2008, 09:12:27 PM »
            The monitor screen is black.
            The computer continues to beep.
            1 kinda long beep that continues to beep with 1 second pauses in between.
            Beep lasts for 1 second.

            I did have this computer going when I installed (with help) another hard drive.
            This went for a couple of weeks.

            Does anyone know what refresh memory means?

            1     Refresh Failure     The memory refresh circuitry on the baseboard is faulty.


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            Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
            « Reply #7 on: October 21, 2008, 09:47:26 PM »
            Try reseating your vid card and RAM modules. Make sure you are grounded before touching any internal components.
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              Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
              « Reply #8 on: October 22, 2008, 12:48:07 AM »
              Ok, let's try and understand your problem. Did you have the problem before or after you installed the new HDD? When you boot up the computer, exactly what happens? Is the beep a long beep or a single beep? Does the beep repeat? Does anything appear on the screen?
              This happened before I installed another hard drive (seagate).
              When I put another hard drive in (western digital) I could use my computer for several weeks then it started to beep again.
              The beep sounds like one long beep then 1 1/2 seconds later another beep follows.

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              Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
              « Reply #9 on: October 22, 2008, 04:38:16 PM »
              Is  This  where you got the Memory refresh info from ? ?

              If so they suggest  Going Here  for the next step...
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                « Reply #10 on: October 24, 2008, 11:22:12 PM »
                 ;DThanks. Will try. Sometimes the computer switches on and I can get the screen, but other times, no :-[

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                Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
                « Reply #11 on: January 10, 2009, 06:25:48 PM »
                I'm having the same problem however, I put the computer together.  It ran fine for a while then started what I describe below.

                As of this message, I only have power and the CPU connected on a MSI KM3M-V Motherboard.  I get one long beep, a pause then another long beep - endlessly.  No display, nothing.  I've pulled the memory, all connected drives, and pulled the CPU.  The CPU looks and smells fine.  The CPU is a AMD something or other - I can't remember nor can I get the computer to POST so I can check.

                I tried to search the forum and ran across this thread.

                Any suggestions?

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                Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
                « Reply #12 on: January 10, 2009, 07:47:23 PM »
                I'm having the same problem however, I put the computer together.  It ran fine for a while then started what I describe below.

                As of this message, I only have power and the CPU connected on a MSI KM3M-V Motherboard.  I get one long beep, a pause then another long beep - endlessly.  No display, nothing.  I've pulled the memory, all connected drives, and pulled the CPU.  The CPU looks and smells fine.  The CPU is a AMD something or other - I can't remember nor can I get the computer to POST so I can check.

                I tried to search the forum and ran across this thread.

                Any suggestions?

                Most computers wont boot without memory installed....

                Please post a new topic rather than 'thread jacking' this one

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                Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
                « Reply #13 on: January 11, 2009, 12:01:27 AM »
                Please post a new topic rather than 'thread jacking' this one


                Not thread hijacking... thread necromancing:
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                « Reply #10 on: October 24, 2008, 10:22:12 PM »



                The CPU looks and smells fine

                Am I the only one that finds this strange?
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                Re: Black screen and 1 kind of long beep
                « Reply #14 on: January 11, 2009, 12:07:08 AM »
                Please post a new topic rather than 'thread jacking' this one


                Not thread hijacking... thread necromancing:
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                « Reply #10 on: October 24, 2008, 10:22:12 PM »

                Whups I didn't even check that!  :-[

                The CPU looks and smells fine

                Am I the only one that finds this strange?

                I have been known to sniff hardware from time to time.
                Sometimes you can "smell" if something is faulty.
                Like for instance an old AMD Socket A CPU without a heatsink...that stinks for DAYS

                But seriously, a burst capacitor has a slight acidic/metallic smell to it, as do many computer objects when they die