CPU Noise?

Des_Zac

Des_Zac

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Hello, I am making a junk computer out of some pieces my woodshop teach gave me. (Different parts from the other thread :/ ) But when I get everything connected together and hook it up to the monitor a black screen appears with "Compaq Deskpro" (I think thats what it says) in the bottom right corner and X amount of MB (Around 10-60 usually) in the top left corner. After the MB counter stops at around 10-60, something on my mobo beeps. (I think its the processor) Does anyone know what it is and what the screen means?

Thanks,

-Zach
 
Yes, it just keeps going until I use a phillips to turn it off by touching the two prongs, or by unplugging it.
 
If its just one long continuous beep. Its probably a short somewhere or the power supply is working but shot. Did you put the standoffs in all the right places? Got all the power connectors plugged in right.
 
Possibly a defective motherboard. I've seen this before in an old presario.

Could also be RAM.
 
Everything seems to be connected correctly, but I don't know about the power supply being shot, and I don't know what Mobo I have but I think it's a cheap non named one... is there any way to tell what wattage the Mobo needs on the Mobo?
 
Okay I got it on! But now it says (After some basic screens and the Compaq logo)
"Non-System disk or disk error
replace and strike any key when ready"

Cmon guys lets get this comp workin tonight!
 
Des_Zac said:
Okay I got it on! But now it says (After some basic screens and the Compaq logo)
"Non-System disk or disk error
replace and strike any key when ready"

Cmon guys lets get this comp workin tonight!
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Its looking for something to boot, as in a harddrive with a OS on it. Does the harddrive have a OS on it?
 
Damn it, this is where I'd need the Ubuntu/Xp/Vista/7 disc right? hmm.... I'm gonna try to find my old XP disc in my mess of a room...
 
If it has the same hdd/os from when you got it from the woodshop teacher, ask him what os it has and if he has an install disk to do a repair, or a repair disc.
 
Schools over so I can't ask him... He said they've been sitting on the shelf for like 10 years and they were the schools so they probably wouldn't let me use them. :/ Are there any small (And I mean SMALL as in under 500mb preferably because I'm running at like 60kbps internet speed right now and can't download something large from the internet) OSs that you'd suggest?
 
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