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Name this beep code!

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'm trying to get my gf's old computer working. it's been sitting in storage for a few years aparently, which shows as i have no idea what the issue is...

It's an old IBM Aptiva 2270.

I removed all hardware from the PC, except for 1 stick of RAM and CPU. (onboard video) When I power up, i get a 2-1 beep code. 2 short beeps, a second long pause and another short beep. I searched everywhere for a listing of just what this code might be, but have come up empty...

I don't think it's the ram cause i have 2 stick, and they both give this code. I have no idea what the bios is as I have never been able to boot it up to see.. any other ideas, questions?
 
My guess if you can't get any visual post infor something vid cards, that would be my first try.
 
You are having a video issue or a system board problem that has to do with video.
 
i tried using a pci vid card, same thing... and no display at all. i cleared cmos, and no luck...

i'm starting to think the mobo is fried. when i got the case, a hard drive was loose and most likely hit the mobo a few times in transit, so i'm guessing it busted something. oh well. but if u guys have any other theories i'll be glad to hear em. thanks for the help.
 
Try actually unplugging/removing your CMOS chip- the actual chip. I had problems with my computer a while back- it wouldn't boot up cause apparently my BIOS setting got jacked up somehow. Anyway, I tried moving the jumper to reset the CMOS and it didn't work. Tried about 10 times! Well, finally I just figured, maybe for some reason, the jumper wasn't working so I looked for the CMOS chip, removed it for about a minute and reinserted it and BAM! It worked.
 
The_Mage18 said:
It's dead Jim, motherboard failure.
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The first and only component that i "killed" was a mainbord in one of those aptivas. I thought it was cool when I spun th fan up to 10K rpm.. oops....
 
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