I flashed my BIOS now I get 1 long and 3 short beeps. My machine is...HPPavilion540n ASUS MB P4S-LAAwardHELP?

Question

Award BIOS date 02/09/02...CAn anyone help me get my machine running again? PLEASE
It will not boot up...

Answer 1

If a flash has gone horribly wrong and the computer fails to boot altogether, the only solution is to replace the BIOS chip on the motherboard with a new one that contains a healthy and correct BIOS. To obtain a new BIOS chip, contact your motherboard manufacturer and give them the model of your motherboard. For a relatively small price ($10-15 plus shipping) they may mail you a new BIOS chip. To install the new chip, you open up the computer after taking appropriate anti-static precautions, identify the BIOS chip on the motherboard with help of the manual, carefully pull the old chip out of its socket, and insert the new chip in its place. Be sure to carefully follow the manufacturer's installation instructions.



However, be aware of the fact that some manufacturers will not sell individual BIOS chips, and some older motherboards have non-replacable BIOS chips. In those two cases you will be forced to replace your motherboard, which is expensive and somewhat of a hassle.



While BIOS flashing requires some care and preparation, it is a relatively simple process if done right. Let's go over the steps of properly flashing a BIOS using a real-world example, the motherboard BIOS in my test machine.



Note: Please keep in mind that the following steps are an example to help you understand how the process works. However, your motherboard and BIOS version are most likely different from mine and you will have to adjust your steps, download files, and command line switches accordingly. Please exercise caution when flashing your BIOS and stop and ask for help if you are not certain.

Answer 2

Did you flash it with the right BIOS for that motherboard? Like the above user said take out the battery and wait 30 sec and put it back in. If that doesn't work then see if you have bootblock or something like it that will let you recover from a bad flash.



Otherwise you are out of luck and now have bad board.



Edit* I was assuming the computer was working fine before you flashed it. But everyone is posting bad Ram or Graphic Card which I don't understand why that would be the problem since you only messed with the BIOS.

Answer 3

u open the cabinet and look for the ram whether is it properly placed or not. remove the ram clean it with a soft brush and then replace it again. check whether all the fans are running properly and most importantly plug off all plugs and search for the jumper that is available near the bios battery remove it from the place (2-3) and place it to (1-2) position and then replace it in its original position the remove the bios battery wait for 2-3 mins and the preplace the battery and plug in and try to restart the machine it will now work. if not call me on 09985037821 for the help

Answer 4

i think of Asus makes use of Award Bios on there boards from what i can remember. So the beep code which you're growing to be to be is in many situations releated to the two undesirable video card or lacking video card. easily yep its a video card blunders. I merely pulled the video card out of my wifes pc (that did no longer make her chuffed) and rebooted. Its making use of an Asus board and that i'm getting that comparable beep code. Edit: here is the beep code checklist for the award BIOS a million short beep typical placed up - equipment is high quality 2 short beeps placed up blunders - blunders code shown on show screen No beep potential grant or equipment board problem non-end beep potential grant, equipment board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps potential grant or equipment board problem a million long, a million short beep equipment board problem a million long, 2 short beeps show adapter problem (MDA, CGA) a million long, 3 short beeps improved snap shots Adapter (EGA) 3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card

Answer 5

VIDEO defective or failure.

Press DEL as soon as you switch on the Computer.

( hope you get the screen display)

Re-check BIOS settings.



Para two:Download this program

( latest version)

http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html......

This will show details of your display/modem etc.

Then download/UPDATE the drivers from the

manufacturer's web site.

U may not need them since your laptop is new.

. Save the list for future use.

Answer 6

try clearin ur cmos, this can be done with jumpers on ur motherboard either labeled jp2 or cmos change the jumpers over leave for 30 secs then change jumpers back over n turn power on see if that helps can also take ya battery out of the Mboard n leave out for 10 mins replace then turn on

Answer 7

Pull the memory and try it again Blow the dust out of the slots. If it refuses to work, check to make sure you have the correct memory type in your machine.

Answer 8

either no video card or bad video ram