Beeping

[Sandman]

Hey everyone.. I got my hands on an HP a1118x desktop I want to use as a media server (store pictures and the like) and i'm getting a long beep upon startup. It lasts for about a second.. then no beep.. then same beep again.

I get the HD activity light solid as well as activity from the DVD drive.

Anyone care to fathom a guess? I hope it's not the processor.

[PepperElf]

General troubleshooting for your HP:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...product=501941


More specific stuff including beep codes:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...ct=501941#N437

[Chromatix]

Two long beeps probably means RAM trouble. Either it's totally missing or it needs to be cleaned and reseated.

Look inside. The problem may be obvious when you see it.

[Sandman]

You're spot on with the RAM Chromatix... I need two new ram chips for it (well at least one). Thanks!