My computer beeps rapidly and non-stop. What could have caused this problem?

Question

The moment I press the power button, the computer starts to beep rapidly and non-stop (it's so fast that it beeps about 5 times per second). Nothing comes out from my monitor except that a yellow light blinks rapidly from the CPU. What could have caused my computer from starting up?

Answer 1

Dude ... it's your graphics card ... it's come lose from it's slot ... that explains why you have no monitor ...yes the comp will beep if the ram is faulty but it sounds to me to be more graphics card .... unplug everything ... take the side off the box undo the little screw and remove the graphics card, thats the card where the monitor plugs in (be very gentle and careful) clean any dust away from the slot and firmly re-insert your card replace the screw ... put the side back on and reboot ... all should be well
Good Luck

Answer 2

This is known as a "beep code". Without knowing the make and model of your motherboard, it will be difficult to know exactly what is wrong with your computer.

When your computer turns on, it preforms a self-test to see if all of its parts are working correctly. Critical devices, such as RAM, video card, processor, or other components on the motherboard are scanned during this test. If any of these components fails, your computer will not continue to power on to prevent further damage from occurring. It will then let you know a problem has occurred by emitting these beeps. The problem can be identified by the length, duration, and pauses of these beeps. These will vary from computer to computer.

A continuous or short and rapid beeping however usually means a problem with the supply of power to the computer. A simple fix to this problem would be to simply check if the power connector to the motherboard has come loose. If you feel confident of opening up your computer case, look for a bundle of 10-15 multi-coloured wires coming out of a metal box where the outside power cord attaches to your computer. BUT DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING INSIDE, you might cause more damage!
If the wire to the biggest circuit board inside appears detached somewhat, carefully push it back on, and not touching anything except the wire and connector.
Another cause is that your power supply has gone kaput on you. It will need to be replaced if this is the case.

If you do not feel comfortable opening your case, you're going to have to find someone to either do the above for you, or if you have the money and want to avoid the hassle, a new computer won't beep at you!

Answer 3

It means there a issue with your power suppy if its long contious beeps.... did you add anything in your computer..? Its power issue non the less.

Start by disconnecting the keyboard and see if it still beeps but could be the processor too do you have a surge protector..? and the yellow light is for the hard drive not the cpu

Answer 4

You might get a decent answer if you provide details! There are only ten million makes and models out there! Your manual should tell you what the beeps mean.

Answer 5

~ Each time your computer boots up it must pass the POST (power on self-test)

The beeps are a code for differing things .... 5 short beeps usually means "Process Failure"

You can find more information here:
http://www.neoseeker.com/Hardware/faqs/kb/12,13.html

Answer 6

non stop beeps means that you have bad RAM ,first try to locate the RAM into a different slot if that does not work then you have to change it for a new one cos that one is damaged.

Answer 7

If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr

Answer 8

did you spill any liquids on the keyboard, also, if there was a power surge you could of caused a short in your pc, try unpluging your keyboard and restarting it without it

Answer 9

stuck key on the keyboard