abit ag8 problems :o(

[lee25]

Hi, im new to the forum and would like to firstly say you all seem very imformative and knowledgeable people

After moving house i have a problem with my pc booting up.

Im pretty much a novice compared to some of you but i do have basic knowledge of pc's (i built the one im having problems with although it has been running fine until i moved house).

when trying to boot the pc i got nothing but a whining noise, when looking inside the pc, the display on the abit ag8 motherboard was showing 8.

i read on the internet about cold boot problems and held in the reset button which did make a difference.

switching on the pc i now get

2
0.0.
8.3.
8.7.
9.6.
9.e.
9.f.

followed by one long beep then 3 short beeps.

heres what i have done.
cleared the cmos using the battery (tried jumpers also).
tried booting up using basic hardware (ram and graphics card)
reseated cpu and fan
tried to remove as much dust as possible.

can anyone shed any light on this as im at my wits end!

ps i did find this, can anyone shed anymore light on how to do this? is it advisable?

Remove the extra 4pins on the main ATX connector it booted fine and POST'd.
Note that I'm not talking about the 12v connector (yellow and black), im talking about the extra 4 pins u snap in to the main connector, I think its called ATX-E and wire colours are red, orange, yellow & black.

thanks in advance!

Lee

[ABIT Sean]

I would say its a PSU problem. Check all power connections and if possible try another PSU.

[lee25]

hi sean, thanks for the reply.

i took your advice and took my pc to my brothers today, he has exactly the same setup as me.

i connected up his power supply and got exactly the same problem.

any other suggestions appreciated.

[ABIT Sean]

Only three main causes for that series of codes.

1. Bad PSU (which you have already tested for).
2. Short on the motherboard.
3. Faulty Motherboard.

You need to remove the motherboard from the case to check for a short. Normally I wouldn't mention it but as the system has been moved its a good place to start.