I encountered a problem with my pc this morning. everytime I switch on the power my cpu turns on and after a while two beeps are heard then it shuts off. The monitor also turns on and off. After some attempts of switching it on, pc doesnt start  My hubby removed part of the cpu (maybe the VIDEO card) and forgot to put it back.  After some hours, I tried to put back TEH video card and turn on again...luckily it works. My problem is what if this happens again and never starts? two beeps mean??This issue can be caused by any of the below situations.

-New hardware conflicting with old hardware.
-Bad or failing hardware device.
-Connections not connected or connected properly.
-Recent electrical storm that caused a surge that damaged computer.
-Other hardware issue.

Going by what you said in your post, I think it would be because of the graphics card.

Oh, don't call a CPU unless your referring to the actual processor Quote from: GX44 on December 05, 2007, 05:56:41 AM

This issue can be caused by any of the below situations.

-New hardware conflicting with old hardware.
-Bad or failing hardware device.
-Connections not connected or connected properly.
-Recent electrical storm that caused a surge that damaged computer.
-Other hardware issue.

Going by what you said in your post, I think it would be because of the graphics card.

Oh, don't call a CPU unless your referring to the actual processor

You could try the following:
Unplug the power supply from the wall.
Hold in the power button on the front of the machine a few times.
On the back of the PSU there is a small black toggle switch...clik it up and down a few times
WARNING: Not the red switch ...this is the voltage setting and should not be touched.

Plug the machine back up and see what happens.
Some newer PSU's have a protection circuit inside to prevent damage in power spikes...this resets that circuit.
If this doesn't produce good results then we'll have to check a few other things.
Do you have your MBoard manual ? ?