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First post, by zwrr

Posted on 2023-12-05, 02:30

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I have a BEK P407 motherboard, it suddenly doesn't boot properly, the screen doesn't show anything after the power is turned on, the beep is very strange, I tried to change the graphics card, memory, etc., nothing changes.
Can someone please tell me the meaning of this beep code?

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Reply 1 of 4, by Horun

Posted on 2023-12-05, 02:50

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Sounds like: One long two short then a failure buzz-beep.
Typically a Video error beep code but I would check your PSU to make sure it is providing proper volts before doing anything else -> assuming it all was working properly and re-try the original parts again.

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Reply 2 of 4, by NHVintage

Posted on 2023-12-05, 03:11

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I don't suppose your cmos battery is dying? If you unplug it from power for a little while do you lose your bios settings?

Reply 3 of 4, by zwrr

Posted on 2023-12-05, 03:51

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Horun wrote on 2023-12-05, 02:50:

Sounds like: One long two short then a failure buzz-beep.
Typically a Video error beep code but I would check your PSU to make sure it is providing proper volts before doing anything else -> assuming it all was working properly and re-try the original parts again.

I tried multiple ISA and PCI graphics cards, Trident 8900C, 9000i, GD5422, S3 Trio 64V+, etc., and nothing changed.

Regarding the PSU, I also replaced it and can confirm that the PSU works fine on other motherboards.

Reply 4 of 4, by zwrr

Posted on 2023-12-05, 03:52

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NHVintage wrote on 2023-12-05, 03:11:

I don't suppose your cmos battery is dying? If you unplug it from power for a little while do you lose your bios settings?

I tried removing the CR2032 battery and nothing changed, black screen and alarm and that's it.

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