Hello Steve,

Monday, February 18, 2002, 1:37:40 AM, you wrote:

SD> I recently assembled a new PC, details below, that does an odd thing when
SD> started. When first powered up, I hear the fans start and drives start. Then
SD> there is a single short beep, followed by a click where I can hear the fans
SD> slow down a bit then come back up to full speed. This is followed by 2 short
SD> beeps, and the display finally comes to life and it boots normally. The PC
SD> runs fine, and does not do the above when I restart it, only when system is
SD> first powered on. The system has 2 extra 80mm case fans, CPU temp never goes
SD> above 41C.
SD> Does this sound like a power supply issue? Any ideas?
SD> Thanks,
SD> Steve Dias

SD> System:
SD> AMD XP 1600+, Soyo K7V Dragon+, (1) 256mb Crucial DDR PC2100, InWin S508-IW
SD> case w/ 300watt PS (supposedly AMD approved), Volcano 5 hsk/fan, (1) IMB IDE
SD> 40gb HDD, Plextor CDRW, ATI Radeon 32mb DDR LE, onboard sound and onboard
SD> NIC, floppy. USB ports not used, no modem. Running Windows ME.

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