8k7a odd problem, need help.

External Since: Jan 03, 2004 Posts: 11

Hi,

I have had this 8k7a mobo for awhile, recently when I boot
my system, I see the memory counting on the lcd screen, then
I lose the memory counting bios screen (screen goes black)
I hear one beep, then the bios screen comes back and memory
counts again from start... This can happen 1-3 times, this happen
only during the first start, if I do computer restarts or even computer
shutdown then on, computer boots no problem.

Sometimes as well I hear 2-3 beeps on first start (while screen is
blank), the beeps are separated by 5-6 seconds, then the computer
starts booting into XP.

Does this sound like a power supply problem or a low cmos battery ?
I have to say that these have happened regularly for the past month,
with my system and my ATI card (9500 pro) started deteriorating to
the point, my system would reboot constantly in games (until I found
out that my video card had gone bad physically) and I installed a different
card (nvidia).

I did a memtest86 and my memory (2*256 ddr) are fine.

Just wondering,
Thanks,
Trunk.

External Since: Jul 11, 2003 Posts: 59

Trunk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have had this 8k7a mobo for awhile, recently when I boot
> my system, I see the memory counting on the lcd screen, then
> I lose the memory counting bios screen (screen goes black)
> I hear one beep, then the bios screen comes back and memory
> counts again from start... This can happen 1-3 times, this happen
> only during the first start, if I do computer restarts or even
> computer shutdown then on, computer boots no problem.
>
> Sometimes as well I hear 2-3 beeps on first start (while screen is
> blank), the beeps are separated by 5-6 seconds, then the computer
> starts booting into XP.
>
> Does this sound like a power supply problem or a low cmos battery ?
> I have to say that these have happened regularly for the past month,
> with my system and my ATI card (9500 pro) started deteriorating to
> the point, my system would reboot constantly in games (until I found
> out that my video card had gone bad physically) and I installed a
> different card (nvidia).
>
> I did a memtest86 and my memory (2*256 ddr) are fine.

Have you tried 'Load Optimum Defaults' in the BIOS? There may be
a value which has become corrupted but which isn't shown on the
BIOS screens.

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