Gateway startup problem

[btb103]

We've got an old gateway computer (at least 5 years) that we haven't used in awhile due to getting a couple new ones. My sister wants one in her room so I put in a new hard drive (the old one was slow and faulty) and figured it would run as normal. When I try to start it up I get BIOS beeps of one long tone then two short ones in succession. I don't have the manual and don't know where I can look up what this means. Nothing shows up on the screen and the computer just runs after the beeps. Thanks!

 

[digiram]

Sounds like bad memory. Change out memory, then reset CMOS, try to boot again and see if it POST.

 

[Jason_Wall]

I want to say that I had a Compaq do the same thing to me a while back. I think I cannibalized the computer and junked it before I figured out exactly what it was.

I'm guessing that you don't have a display on your monitor at all, your hard drive isn't spinning up, and all of your fans are working?