It seems to me that if you can't get to post than your problem is at the begining of bootup and before video.
 I'd look a memory first by exchanging and than CPU and lastly the mother board.

Are you positive your win XP IS installed correctly.

Just some thoughts
Mike Michel




 --- On Sun 01/26, Doctor Data < [log in to unmask] > wrote:
From: Doctor Data [mailto: [log in to unmask]]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 13:38:00 -0500
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] motherboard woes?

I don't recall what a European siren sounds like.  It is a long beep
followed by four short beeps?  If so, it could be the video card.  Alot of
times they could be finicky when you reboot.  try reseating it.
Bill Ades
Doctor Data Technology Solutions, inc.
Brooklyn, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:42 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] motherboard woes?


> Hello All,
>
> Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new
hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a hard
re-boot.
> When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single
beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps) like
the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren. This is getting
very frustrating. Everything could be running fine for weeks, then this
crops up again. Could this be the motherboard or maybe memory modules? I
have pulled them out and pushed them in again when this problem happens but
there was no effect. Any responses are appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Gary J.
>
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