I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would work well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal stuff like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same problem.
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all the drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?
If you replace the motherboard, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a fresh install of the OS. Otherwise you can look forward to ongoing nasty Registry errors and data corruption.
-- DaveW
"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.comXXX> wrote in message news:SxgHd.6193$%h1.1823@fe39.usenetserver.com...>I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the >problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would >beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would work >well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more >seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is >this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal stuff >like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same >problem.>
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers > would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all > the drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?>
"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.comXXX> wrote in message news:SxgHd.6193$%h1.1823@fe39.usenetserver.com...> I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the> problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would> beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would work> well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more> seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is> this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal stuff> like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same> problem.>
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers> would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all
drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?>
Gigabyte GA-8PE667> Intel 2.4 533FSB>
thanks>
Try a different PSU first, I've seen this with poor quality PSU's, once or twice.
That was the first thing I did. I'm using a new antec smart power.
"John T." <Not@home.com> wrote in message news:41ee6a40@news.greennet.net...> "Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.comXXX> wrote in message> news:SxgHd.6193$%h1.1823@fe39.usenetserver.com...>> I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the>> problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would>> beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would> work>> well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more>> seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is>> this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal >> stuff>> like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same>> problem.>>
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers>> would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all> the>> drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?>>
Gigabyte GA-8PE667>> Intel 2.4 533FSB>>
thanks>>
Try a different PSU first, I've seen this with poor quality PSU's, once or> twice.>
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:41:43 -0800, "DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote:
If you replace the motherboard, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do >a fresh install of the OS. Otherwise you can look forward to ongoing nasty >Registry errors and data corruption.
If you post a question about replacing a motherboard, then you MUST filter out DaveW's replies. Otherwise you can look forward to ongoing technical errors and factual corruption.
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:59:56 -0500, "Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.comXXX> wrote:
I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the >problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would >beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would work >well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more >seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is >this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal stuff >like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same >problem.>
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers >would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all the >drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?>
Gigabyte GA-8PE667>Intel 2.4 533FSB
Try clearing CMOS and verifying that the PS2 and USB ports are jumpered to use 5V instead of 5VSB.
David Maynard 19 January 2005 19:53:47 [ permanent link ]
kony wrote:> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:41:43 -0800, "DaveW" <none@zero.org>> wrote:>
If you replace the motherboard, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do >>a fresh install of the OS. Otherwise you can look forward to ongoing nasty >>Registry errors and data corruption.>
If you post a question about replacing a motherboard, then> you MUST filter out DaveW's replies. Otherwise you can look> forward to ongoing technical errors and factual corruption.
Last Boy Scout 20 January 2005 19:43:34 [ permanent link ]
Woodchuck wrote:
I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the > problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would > beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would work > well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more > seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is > this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal stuff > like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same > problem.>
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers > would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all the > drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?>
Gigabyte GA-8PE667> Intel 2.4 533FSB>
thanks >
The XP disk has a Repair Install utility that might work. I think if you replace a motherboard, you may have to redo the registration, because XP may consider that too radical a change and not be considered an update, but a totally different computer. Sometimes the updated needs to be done on the phone number provided with the install disk.
Well I think it died today when I booted up. The darn thing was beeping for over 10 seconds and finally it was a solid beep. I removed & swapped the ram, remove some cards, even tried to use another video card with no luck. I even tried to reinstall XPhome without luck as it stopped at the blue screen after coping file to start windows. On another try the install reported BIOS doesn't support ACPI?
"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.comXXX> wrote in message news:SxgHd.6193$%h1.1823@fe39.usenetserver.com...>I been dealing with this problem for about 6 weeks now, but today the >problem escalated to the point I'm worried. On bootup at times POST would >beep out keyboard failure, but turing system off and then on all would work >well. Today on bootup I got the same beep error along with about 10 more >seconds of random beeping. After 2 reboots all is working well again. Is >this the sign of a MB failure soon to be? I have done all the normal stuff >like removing the ram, cards, connectors, etc and still have the same >problem.>
If/when I replace this MB what's the best way to do so since the drivers > would be different. If I go into the HomeXP control panel and remove all > the drivers for the MB should the upgrade be painless?>
I have upgraded my motherboard 3 times without having to reformat or reinstall anything. trick is you need a new motherboard with the same chipset as the old
