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  1. July 30th, 2010, 08:06 AM #1
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    Acer beeps on restart

    I have an Acer Power FH, 3.20GHZ with 2.00GB RAM. When I reboot, I get a long beep. There is no video on the monitor during this time. If I shut off the computer, it boots fine and seems to operate normal until I try to reboot.
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  2. July 30th, 2010, 09:37 AM #2
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    Try reseating the RAM and hard drive cable(s) first.
    If it still gives you the long beep, try testing the RAM:
    Memtest86 - A Stand-alone Memory Diagnostic
    http://www.memtest86.com/

    Windows Memory Diagnostic
    http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
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  3. July 30th, 2010, 10:16 AM #3
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    And while you are in there check that the graphics card is firmly seated too - that can also give a long beep on some systems. The ideal thing to do is to take out the RAM modules and graphics card and gently clean the contacts with a pencil eraser.
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  4. July 30th, 2010, 12:13 PM #4
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    Acer beeps on restart

    I have already taken the memory out and cleaned it. I have also tried one stick at a time.
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  6. July 30th, 2010, 02:24 PM #5
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    Test the memory with the programs SpywareDr posted the links to. Trying one stick at a time is not testing the ram/memory.

    Also do what SuperSparks suggested.
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  7. August 1st, 2010, 07:30 AM #6
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    Acer beeps on restart

    I have ran the memory tests and no problems were found.
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    Did you check that the video card was still seated in its slot?
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    Acer beeps on restart

    I don't have a video card. I believe it is built into the mother board.
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    How long did you run the memory tests?

    And I see on Acer's site you do have onboard video.

    How is the dust inside?
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  12. August 1st, 2010, 04:52 PM #10
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    Acer beeps on restart

    I ran memory test for about eight hours. Dust is not too bad. Already cleaned inside case with compressed air.
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  13. August 2nd, 2010, 07:23 AM #11
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    Any more suggestions?
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  14. August 2nd, 2010, 08:05 AM #12
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    During the bootup process you should see the name of the BIOS maker. Go to thier web site and see what one long beep means.
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  15. August 2nd, 2010, 01:00 PM #13
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    As near as I can tell, the BIOS is Acer. The only two 1 beep codes apply to the memory. Codes 1C and 1E.
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    Take the side off the case and make sure that the CPU fan is running when it beeps. If it isn't then the beep means you are getting a fan failure warning.
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  17. August 3rd, 2010, 08:11 AM #15
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    Acer beeps on restart

    The fan continues to run during the long beep. This is getting frustrating!
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