boot up problem, please help

[got rice?]

hi, recently i have been getting this problem very frequently and now it happens EVERY time i try to boot up.

during a normal boot up, i turn on my comp and monitor, then the comp will make a beep sound and my monitor comes alive.

however, now when i turn on my comp and monitor, it will make a rapid succession of 3 beeps, then my monitor will turn blank and the green light on the monitor will blink on and off.

please help, anyone whats wrong? this thing is driving me crazy.

 

[PawNtheSandman]

Get out your motherboard book and look up what the beeps mean.

 

[Falls Included]

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

scroll down a little...


it also helps when you post the specs of the computer your trying to fix.. mobo, ram, psu, video, ect

 

[Anarchonixx]

Yeah, check the beep codes, but IIRC (and I don't really remember these things), I believe that's the "video card has a problem" beep. I'd just try reseating it for starters. That normally does the trick, especially if it has happened before and has come back.

 

[got rice?]

hi all, just an update. it turned out that it was a video card problem. i got a brand new video card and it solved everything