I have a Gateway 820GM Desktop with Microsoft MCE OS. Are the Motherboards on all Gateways different than the IBM versions?
When I moved last summer I fired it up to get it going again. All I got was a memory code beeping on the Motherboard.
The Computer was working fine before I moved. I was pretty kid gloves with it when I moved it. I upgraded the total memory to 2 GB awhile back.
I tried switching the 2 sticks of 512 memory and still get the memory error. It does three beeps and does not boot. Any heads up things to look at that could be a likely problem area?
I have the tuner card and video card in right now.
http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/Intel2/102129/102129nv.shtml
This is from the Intel motherboard manual. Don't know if it's different than Gateway?
4.5 BIOS Beep Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 56). The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero.
An external ROM module (for example, a video BIOS) can also issue audible errors, usually consisting of one long tone followed by a series of short tones. For more information on the beep codes issued, check the documentation for that external device.
There are several POST routines that issue a POST terminal error and shut down the system if they fail. Before shutting down the system, the terminal-error handler issues a beep code signifying the test point error, writes the error to I/O port 80h, attempts to initialize the video and writes the error in the upper left corner of the screen (using both monochrome and color adapters). If POST completes normally, the BIOS issues one short beep before passing control to the operating system.
Table 56. Beep Codes
Beep
Description
1
CPU error
3
Memory error
6
System failure
7
System failure
8
Video error
When I moved last summer I fired it up to get it going again. All I got was a memory code beeping on the Motherboard.
The Computer was working fine before I moved. I was pretty kid gloves with it when I moved it. I upgraded the total memory to 2 GB awhile back.
I tried switching the 2 sticks of 512 memory and still get the memory error. It does three beeps and does not boot. Any heads up things to look at that could be a likely problem area?
I have the tuner card and video card in right now.
http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/Intel2/102129/102129nv.shtml
This is from the Intel motherboard manual. Don't know if it's different than Gateway?
4.5 BIOS Beep Codes
Whenever a recoverable error occurs during POST, the BIOS displays an error message describing the problem (see Table 56). The BIOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed by two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails (a faulty video card or no card installed) or if an external ROM module does not properly checksum to zero.
An external ROM module (for example, a video BIOS) can also issue audible errors, usually consisting of one long tone followed by a series of short tones. For more information on the beep codes issued, check the documentation for that external device.
There are several POST routines that issue a POST terminal error and shut down the system if they fail. Before shutting down the system, the terminal-error handler issues a beep code signifying the test point error, writes the error to I/O port 80h, attempts to initialize the video and writes the error in the upper left corner of the screen (using both monochrome and color adapters). If POST completes normally, the BIOS issues one short beep before passing control to the operating system.
Table 56. Beep Codes
Beep
Description
1
CPU error
3
Memory error
6
System failure
7
System failure
8
Video error