PC startup: 2 long beeps + 1 short beep; what does it mean?

Question

It's a gigabyte motherboard. When I press the button, nothing comes on the screen and it beeps:

*LONG BEEP* *LONG BEEP* *short beep*

What does it mean?

Solution

You should start by having only the necessary components in (power supply, RAM, Processor, video card, and only the required fans for the video and processor). Everything else should be disconnected (all optical drives, hard drive, all other pci cards, all usb devices, just everything).

Make sure your fans are spinning. Remove all RAM Dimms, try to plug in one at a time, trying it in each RAM slot as you go. This will help determine if it is the RAM or one of the RAM slots that is causing the problem. If nothing helps, remove the video card (if you have on-board video, you can just try then, otherwise you will need to test with a replacement card). If it still won't post, there could be something wrong with the video card slot.

Comments

[Tog]

More information needed. Model of motherboard? Which BIOS manufacturer?

[William Hilsum]

Never heard of 2 long, 1 short, nor can I find information. Can you post either model number and/or BIOS manufacturer and I will try to find out more for you.

[Rudiger]

RAM was the issue... Installing one-at-a-time worked.