Beepcode 'high/low/high/low' on NF7-S

applebyk · Feb 15, 2004, 06:42 PM

I was working on something with my pc running ( i know i shouldnt have

) and i was only a few feet away from my case and it shutdown. It gave me the high/low beepcode until i unplugged it. I've tested the psu, and taked on the heatsink and reseated it. Whats wrong with my computer?

~~craig588~~ · Feb 15, 2004, 09:10 PM

oooooooooooo.....I had that once..... I cant quite remember what it was though. I think it was the temp warning when the temp got too high. Change the warning temp in the bios and it will stop, I had mine set waaay too low.

applebyk · Feb 15, 2004, 09:48 PM

It wont even boot now tho. I just push the power button and nothing.

~~craig588~~ · Feb 15, 2004, 10:00 PM

Hmm, you probably have a dead board, time to get a new (better) one.

Get a DFI lanparty B, its much better than the NF7-S and easily the best AXP board out right now.

toddsmack2k · Feb 15, 2004, 10:16 PM

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Originally posted by applebyk
It wont even boot now tho. I just push the power button and nothing.

It does absolutely nothing, no fans spinning for a second or anything?

applebyk · Feb 15, 2004, 11:53 PM

The fans connected to the power supply directly will spin, but if i hook up a fan say to the motherboard nothing happens.

swimtech · Feb 16, 2004, 04:17 AM

Ouch,

Mainboard, processor, maybe memory, or a combination...

Judas · Feb 16, 2004, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by applebyk
I was working on something with my pc running ( i know i shouldnt have) and i was only a few feet away from my case and it shutdown. It gave me the high/low beepcode until i unplugged it. I've tested the psu, and taked on the heatsink and reseated it. Whats wrong with my computer?

bout time you've posted here....

Fellas, this being related to the other thread i post about starting a PSU on it's own....

We've gone as far as pulling absalutely everything... including the ram.... (and i sure the video card).... with the same result..... now according to the beep code and accross multiple websites....

This is either CPU/Mobo related.... and he's gone as far as too pull the cpu right off.. take a good look at it.. and it doesn't appear to be bad

He has no spare parts to test.... nothing to go with....

I guess the only question would be....

IS there any possible way to test the mobo/cpu for sure... or even the mobo without the cpu?

Damn Award... and there lack of beeps....

~~HawK~~ · Feb 16, 2004, 08:35 AM

Beep Beep codes

swimtech · Feb 16, 2004, 03:02 PM

Posted by Judas:
I guess the only question would be....

IS there any possible way to test the mobo/cpu for sure... or even the mobo without the cpu?

Damn Award... and there lack of beeps....

As far as I'm aware of, no, not without special (and proprietary) hardware...
Only thing I know of to try is to find any board (known good) that supports his CPU. Knowing the PSU is good, the risk of frying anything is minimal.

Judas · Feb 16, 2004, 06:57 PM

figured so....

swimtech · Feb 16, 2004, 10:01 PM

I figured you'd figure...

Dyre Straits · Feb 16, 2004, 10:09 PM

Does this motherboard have a fan on the heatsink next to the CPU? My brother-in-law recently sent over one of his AMD boards for me to check out and the problem was that this little fan had gone bad. Just a thought.

**dj_stick** · Feb 16, 2004, 11:42 PM

i have had this problem before, have u disconnected ac and reconnected? this helps me when i can't power my system, it must reset the board somehow

Judas · Feb 17, 2004, 04:40 AM

...actually... he should tell you what exactly he has done..... and what he was doing when it happened....

applebyk · Feb 17, 2004, 04:46 AM

Whats this AC you refer to? Where is it located and how do i disconnect it?

applebyk · Feb 17, 2004, 03:06 PM

Ya...up i was just seeing if a heatsink would fit on a mosfet (while running) and then after i was about of the case and a foot or 2 away it shut off and gave me the beep code.

swimtech · Feb 17, 2004, 04:10 PM

Eeww, double ouch...

A Mosfet on the main board? If so, some of the feed components to that Mosfet (resistors and inline capacitors, maybe a coil) may be bad too, in addition to the Mosfet. I would not hesitate to call the mainboard bad if the Mosfet was on the board - I'd have to try that first thing. If it was regulation for the CPU or memory (likely impossible to tell without a schematic - can you imagine the size that would be to be able to read it, but the busses would be represented by one line only, anyway...) the failure could have caused damage to those too.

That's rough, mainboard first, pray, try CPU and memory...

**Roadee** · Feb 17, 2004, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by applebyk
Ya...up i was just seeing if a heatsink would fit on a mosfet (while running) and then after i was about of the case and a foot or 2 away it shut off and gave me the beep code.

Um........dude.......most likely you fried it. You most likely arced something and fried the board. I just hope you didn't fry the CPU and memory along with it. Mosfets are touchy and special care has to be given to them. ALWAYS UNPLUG YOUR SYSTEM FROM THE OUTLET BEFORE OPENING THE CASE OR TOUCHING ANYTHING.

Sorry about the caps....but I wanted it to make an impression on you!!

applebyk · Feb 18, 2004, 04:01 AM

I brouht one of my friends systems over and booted it booted to bios, although not windows, but Judas said thats probably just because its a frickin acient system. So anyway im going to RMA my NF7-S. I'll let you guys know if it doesnt work out. Thanks for all your help. I'm a driverheaven man now instead of nforcershq

swimtech · Feb 18, 2004, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by applebyk
I brouht one of my friends systems over and booted it booted to bios, although not windows, but Judas said thats probably just because its a frickin acient system. So anyway im going to RMA my NF7-S. I'll let you guys know if it doesnt work out. Thanks for all your help. I'm a driverheaven man now instead of nforcershq

Nice to have you stop by, and to be able to help...

Judas · Feb 18, 2004, 04:28 PM

The system he brought over was a SIS730S chipset ..... and probably windows XP HOME.... preconfigured..... (and messed up)...... i figured after shoving the cpu in the 2500+ barton and booting at 100fsbx11 for a grand total of 1100mhz.... that the cpu was fine.... getting into windows was a different story... safe mode would freeze one a specific file..... i didn't think it had anything to do with underclocking... i've had my barton run 512mhz no problem.... ( and i know.. that number is a bit odd)

swimtech · Feb 18, 2004, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
The system he brought over was a SIS730S chipset ..... and probably windows XP HOME.... preconfigured..... (and messed up)...... i figured after shoving the cpu in the 2500+ barton and booting at 100fsbx11 for a grand total of 1100mhz.... that the cpu was fine.... getting into windows was a different story... safe mode would freeze one a specific file..... i didn't think it had anything to do with underclocking... i've had my barton run 512mhz no problem.... ( and i know.. that number is a bit odd)

Yeah, agreed, a CPU showed up and didn't smoke... The Windows stuff probably doesn't matter - too many variables...

Was his questionable memory checked in that board too?

BTW, feeling better today Judas?

Judas · Feb 18, 2004, 05:30 PM

i'm heading to work today.. all i've got is a soar throat sorta... that's about it... getting better every hour.... man... it was brutal there for a bit.... one of the worst...

Judas · Feb 18, 2004, 05:31 PM

BTW.. sis730S chipset doesn't support DDR... i think.... to cheap.... kinda hard to check that...

Feb 15, 2004, 06:42 PM	#1
applebyk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	Beepcode 'high/low/high/low' on NF7-S I was working on something with my pc running ( i know i shouldnt have) and i was only a few feet away from my case and it shutdown. It gave me the high/low beepcode until i unplugged it. I've tested the psu, and taked on the heatsink and reseated it. Whats wrong with my computer?

Feb 15, 2004, 11:53 PM	Thread Starter #6
applebyk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	. The fans connected to the power supply directly will spin, but if i hook up a fan say to the motherboard nothing happens. __________________ Antec Sonata + 380S Truepower 2500+ @ 1.3v , Volcano 12 + stealth NF7-S rev.2 w/ iceberq copper 9600XT + zalman NBsink @ 550/330 Raid 0 120GB Sata hard drives HyperX 3500 @ 2700, 2-2-2-6

Feb 16, 2004, 04:17 AM	#7
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Ouch, Mainboard, processor, maybe memory, or a combination... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Feb 16, 2004, 03:02 PM	#10
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Posted by Judas: I guess the only question would be.... IS there any possible way to test the mobo/cpu for sure... or even the mobo without the cpu? Damn Award... and there lack of beeps.... As far as I'm aware of, no, not without special (and proprietary) hardware... Only thing I know of to try is to find any board (known good) that supports his CPU. Knowing the PSU is good, the risk of frying anything is minimal. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Feb 16, 2004, 10:01 PM	#12
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	I figured you'd figure... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Feb 15, 2004, 09:10 PM	#2
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	oooooooooooo.....I had that once..... I cant quite remember what it was though. I think it was the temp warning when the temp got too high. Change the warning temp in the bios and it will stop, I had mine set waaay too low.

Feb 15, 2004, 09:48 PM	Thread Starter #3
applebyk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	It wont even boot now tho. I just push the power button and nothing.

Feb 15, 2004, 10:00 PM	#4
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Hmm, you probably have a dead board, time to get a new (better) one. Get a DFI lanparty B, its much better than the NF7-S and easily the best AXP board out right now.

Feb 16, 2004, 08:35 AM	#9
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Beep Beep codes

Feb 17, 2004, 04:46 AM	Thread Starter #16
applebyk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	Whats this AC you refer to? Where is it located and how do i disconnect it?

Feb 17, 2004, 03:06 PM	Thread Starter #17
applebyk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	Ya...up i was just seeing if a heatsink would fit on a mosfet (while running) and then after i was about of the case and a foot or 2 away it shut off and gave me the beep code.

Feb 17, 2004, 04:10 PM	#18
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Eeww, double ouch... A Mosfet on the main board? If so, some of the feed components to that Mosfet (resistors and inline capacitors, maybe a coil) may be bad too, in addition to the Mosfet. I would not hesitate to call the mainboard bad if the Mosfet was on the board - I'd have to try that first thing. If it was regulation for the CPU or memory (likely impossible to tell without a schematic - can you imagine the size that would be to be able to read it, but the busses would be represented by one line only, anyway...) the failure could have caused damage to those too. That's rough, mainboard first, pray, try CPU and memory... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Feb 18, 2004, 04:01 AM	Thread Starter #20
applebyk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	I brouht one of my friends systems over and booted it booted to bios, although not windows, but Judas said thats probably just because its a frickin acient system. So anyway im going to RMA my NF7-S. I'll let you guys know if it doesnt work out. Thanks for all your help. I'm a driverheaven man now instead of nforcershq