David,

You didn't say which bus the video card is on.  If it is not too old and
you're using AGP, it can be difficult to seat the video cards in the slot
properly.  Make sure that you feel 2 different clunks and it looks like it
is sitting deep in the slot.  If it is PCI or earlier, you can disregard
this suggestion.

With Soyo motherboards, I've heard a sort of siren sound, similar to what
you describe.  To clear that I needed to clear the CMOS, restart and reenter
all CMOS settings.

Good luck,
Rand Blunck
Why Not Try Computing
Glendale, AZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gordon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Post sounds


> I have an old unit, I won't go into all of the specifics unless someone
> wants them.
>
> It has an Award BIOS, and when it posting it gives one long and two short
> beeps.  I understand this is video.  I replaced the video card with a
brand
> new one and get the same beeps.
>
> The other sound it makes after the above beeps, is a kind of foghorn type
> sound.  I have never heard anything like this before.  It makes this kind
> of foghorn sound and then drops down one octave and makes it again, they
> are continuous.
>
> It won't be a big deal if I can't this unit up and running, but it would
be
> nice to find out what the heck this is.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Gordon
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