beeping problem with new biostar m7vig pro, need help bad!

[mango]

i just installed my new biostar m7 vig pro and im getting a constant beebing noise with a 2 second delay between beeps.my power goes on, lights cpu fan hd fan,so i unplugged the hd, floppy and cd drive but still get the beeps. i also get no pic on my screen ive combed threw the manual but theres nothing on beeps. i have 1 sdram in the right slot(the mb has 4 slots 2 for ddr 2 for sdram) i have a duron 900 cpu( it can take duron up to 1.3)i seem to have every thing done right, so i dont no what else to do.

please help thanks!

[AviD]

Consult the manual, should tell you what the beeps with 2 second delays indicate. Not sure off the top of my head...

[mango]

no its a very small manual, i have other mb with manuals 5x the size and biostar phone is always busy,

[Foolhardy]

First, plug your hd and floppy back in.

Now reseat your ram (or try a different slot) and reseat your vidcard. Look for any info on mainboard jumpers on your mobo, you just may have set the board at 133fsb when durons have problems sometimes going above 100. There are quite a few reasons why wierd mobos beep, lol, but we should be able to figure something out. Do you have access to biostars website?

[mango]

heres something strange, i cleared cmos put in the duron and i got 1 qick normal beep , so i shut it off and tried again , but it went back to the long beeps.i tried this a no. of times and a few times this happened and now not at all.i really think theres a prob with the board,. but id like to try everything before oi send it back.
fool hardy im gonna try what you said, hopefully we can fix it!

[Toby B.]

try what is called a minimal boot.

CPU/heatsink/fan
video card (this board has onboard video)
power swtich
speaker

By using NO RAM in a minimal boot you WILL get an error message/beep code for tyhe lack of RAM. IF you successfully make it this far shut the system down and add 1 component at a time (starting the system up between adding components). Do this until you find the culprit component.

A few qustions come to mind when I looked at this thread. 1.) no mention of the video card being used. I must assume that you are using the onboard video... 2.) You said you have the SDRAM chip in the right slot. You mean the correct slot according to the manual or do you mean that you have the chips in the further most right slot???? 3.) What is the specs on the RAM (ie. brand, speed, etc.)

Toby

[mango]

ok i did a mini boot. same prob with the duron 900, so i tried a athlon 750 and now theres no beeps at all and no pic. yes im useing the onboard video and i meant correct spot for my ram.i tried both at 100 and 133 fsb and no change. what next?

mango

[mango]

bump

[Foolhardy]

If you're sure you're doing these instructions as Toby and I have laid out, and you are competent with applying cooling products to your processor, then I'd say your board is kaput. Hope it works out, and keep us updated!