Hmmm. 3 bios beeps is a ram problem. It sounds like your overclocking the ram too much and it can't handle it. Does the bios have a setting for the divider selection for the ratios like 3:2:1, 4:2:1, 5:2:1, so you can keep the cards and in spec?
In the DRAM settings section, if you don't have it set on SPD, try that, and it will read the SPD of the ram automatically, and configure the proper setting for the ram (assuming your ram has SPD- most does these days). Those 3 beeps make me think your ram might not be set correctly in the bios, or you even actually have a bad ram chip. What brand ram have you got in this system? Robert On Friday 13 June 2003 16:21, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 13 June 2003 03:11 pm, Robert Crawford wrote: > > Praedor, > > Glad you got the FSB up to 133- have you got the multiplier setting maxed > > out? I assume it's set at about 133x13? If you have good cpu cooling, you > > might try upping the cpu voltage a hair and see if you can get closer > > 2600+ rating. That might be a limiting factor. > > > > I've never been able to get AC '97 to function on any linux system I've > > built. Strangly, on my ultra 2, I have a SB128 pci sound card that has > > given me no problems. Also have that same card in my Abit KX7 (same via > > Kt333 chipset as the MSI). I have an excellent 300w PS, running a 1700+ > > XP tbred "B." Not much else draining power on this rig though. > > > > You might try installing the old sndconfig console config program, and > > try to configure it with that instead of HardDrake- I seem to recall I > > had to use that with 8.2 & 9.0 to get any sound configured- it's worth a > > shot. If you have success with AC'97, please post back with the details. > > [...] > > I tried bumping the freq to 166 and when it booted up, it didn't quite make > it to bios setup. It crapped out after indicating that I had an XP 2700+ > (which is correct, but useless since the system wont come up any further). > The system then sits there and gives me three long beeps every 3-5 seconds > or so. My ethernet card is still inserted (don't want to give it up...I > need it to connect my laptop), thus I haven't tried 166MHz without the > ethernet card as yet. > > I reset the bios (had to pull the battery and count to 5, then reinsert it > as this mobo lacks the CMOS reset jumpers), bumped the clock down to 144 > and it came up OK, though identifies the CPU as an XP 2100+. Basically, it > sees an "overclocked" XP 2100+ which is in reality an underclocked XP > 2700+. This is an odd freq so I am not sure I will stay at this freq...I > must be > overclocking system components (?) > > As for the AC'97, it is working fine thus far. I used Mandrake Control > Center, ran harddrake from it, it identified my sound device and indicated > it needed the snd-via82xx module. I then selected the config button and it > had snd-es1971 highlighted (!). I ignored this and elected to manually > select a module. I scrolled down the module list to snd-via82xx and > selected it. Sound now works. I may even give another go with the mic, > though I don't really use it, to see if it will work (it didn't with my > sb16 PCI). > > praedor > - -- > The First Amendment rests on the assumption that the widest possible > dissemination of information from diverse and antagonistic sources is > essential to the welfare of the public. > - --Justice Hugo Black > > GnuPG fingerprint: > D170 2A02 B426 6AA0 5E68 3EDC 68AA FDB0 961E 4F18 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE+6jJFaKr9sJYeTxgRArT+AKCo53BHJ3P4aoeyhbc09EuoWVV1PwCgr2G7 > yavl/I2YBMgTQ3+H20vzJcY= > =ntXK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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