This particular computer is using Pheonix Bios. During POST, I am getting 1 long, 2 short beeps as well as no feedback to the monitor which indicates a GRAPHICS card failure presumably, but I am suspicious of a motherboard failure as well.

I DISCONNECTED everything except MOBO, proc,1 stick of ram, and gpu and GOT the same code. Then, I went through all the ram slots (there are 4 on this mobo), and found 2 slots that give a different code which is infinitely repeating long beep. With the gpu disconnected I get the same 1 long 2 short beeps.

Based on this, I'm not sure if I can condemn the gpu or not because of the problems I seem to be having with the motherboard as well. Seems LIKE it may be both the gpu and the mobo. I may be able to borrow a compatible known good gpu, but I don't want to risk frying it if the problem is in the mobo itself.

Any further tests or suggestions would be much appreciated.

P.S. Powersupply is also a known good.
You may want to look this list over.....

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml#phoenix


I have all that on paper sitting in front of me.
Check your capacitors for bulges or leaks onto the motherboard.....Seeing a lot of this issue lately and its replace the caps or replace the motherboard. Caps have the + on top.