I have had the exact same problem in the past with my Abit Ka7-100
motherboard.. Same beeps you have, and same video problem.. Most of the time
when I push my video card (Geforce 1) in real good it fixes the problem. This
could be coincidence or it could actually be the problem...

Carl Barnhart

In a message dated 11/1/00 8:46:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> My computer has developed what I suspect is a hardware problem. When I push
> the power button to turn it on, the power light comes on, the hard drive
> light comes on, it immediately emits one long beeb, and two fast short
> beeps, the cd-rom lights briefly as does the A drive and the cdrw drive. The
> hard drive light stays on for about a minute, then goes off, but nothing
> more happens. The display does not come on. If I turn it on manually, it is
> not getting a signal. The only way to power it down is to pull the plug.
> Sometimes if I hit reset it will start normally, and run normally. Today
> that didn't work. I opened and closed both cd drives, then hit reset, and it
> started????
> Need help????
> Thanks, Paul
>

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