I don't know what happened to my PC. I need help, please!

I own a Compaq Presarrio PC, model SG3203LA. I was working on int, when the display suddenly shut down, but the CPU was still "running"... Then, it began to make an intermitent sound, beep...

I tried to unplug and plug it again to the power source, but it didn't seem to work... Any advice here? I seriously need this machine up and running.

Thanks in advance!

asked Feb 27 '11 at 12:38

Oscar Cisneros
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retagged Feb 27 '11 at 13:28

Saakeman
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Well, at first, this could be many things.

I would say this may be something to do with your video card, or even your RAM.

Can you give us a little more information - how many beeps does it give you at boot?

answered Feb 27 '11 at 12:41

Rizzy
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edited Feb 27 '11 at 12:42

It's one large beep, then a short one... It never ends, until I unplug it from the power source.

(Feb 27 '11 at 12:46) Oscar Cisneros

Are there more than two, or is it simply one long one, then one short one, and that's it?

(Feb 27 '11 at 12:47) Rizzy

http://en.kioskea.net/contents/pc/bios.php3

Here's a place to start. Looks like it may very well be a RAM issue. I would taking taking the RAM out, putting one in and booting up each time, and seeing which one may possibly be bad one.

(Feb 27 '11 at 12:49) Rizzy

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