At 18:54 08/06/01, Carlos Gonzalez wrote:
>I am building a computer but when I turn it on, the computer
>makes a beeping noise...twice and the computer will not
>display anything on the monitor, it would say "NO SIGNAL OR
>NOT CONNECTED" but it is connected.

Hi Carlos

If you're using an AGP video card, try pushing down on the
card in it's slot (when the computer is turned off!). See if
that helps. If not, take the video card out of its slot and
then snap it back in. For some reason, AGP cards often don't
get seated 100% and you get the 2 beep code video error.
Maybe the slots are not so deep or the traces on the cards
are very narrow and prone to being slightly off in the slot.
Maybe you're off 1/16 inch (along the slots length) and
the card's gold traces are not all matching the traces in the
socket.

Sometimes I have to reseat my AGP video card two or three
times in a row before it gets seated correctly and the 2
beeps go away and the system boots. In another computer,
the AGP card is so touchy that every time I open the case to
do something, afterwards I get those two beeps when I try to
boot. I then have to go back (power off!!) and reseat the
video card.

You can get the video error even when you think you have
snapped the AGP card in all the way. As I said, it often
takes a couple of attempts at reseating the card before
it's in properly.

Regards,
Bill

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