K7S5A - 5 beeps at end of bootup

I have a K7S5A motherboard and, for the past several days, has gotten into
the habit of beeping 5 times at the very end of the bootup, just as the
desktop loading finishes. I am running Windows XP SP2.

Any idea what the beeps mean? I assume it is something bad but I have no
idea what it means or how to find out, except to ask here.

For what it's worth, I've had this motherboard for over 6 years now and it
has only started doing this in the last few days. In February, I had major
issues with my hard drive and acquired a replacement drive. However, I still
have my old drive in place as well so that I can gradually move my key data
over to the new drive. The old drive still seems to be working but it would
not remotely surprise me if the 5 beeps have something to do with the old
drive.

--
Rhino

Try looking here
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwb/ulti...c/35/1596.html
& here
http://www.google.com/custom?domains...D%3A1%3B&hl=en
perhaps the video card needs reseated.
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"rhino" <> wrote in message
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>I have a K7S5A motherboard and, for the past several days, has gotten into
>the habit of beeping 5 times at the very end of the bootup, just as the
>desktop loading finishes. I am running Windows XP SP2.
>
> Any idea what the beeps mean? I assume it is something bad but I have no
> idea what it means or how to find out, except to ask here.
>
> For what it's worth, I've had this motherboard for over 6 years now and it
> has only started doing this in the last few days. In February, I had major
> issues with my hard drive and acquired a replacement drive. However, I
> still have my old drive in place as well so that I can gradually move my
> key data over to the new drive. The old drive still seems to be working
> but it would not remotely surprise me if the 5 beeps have something to do
> with the old drive.
>
> --
> Rhino
>

If running win2k or xp or vista, check the system logs since some disk
errors are reported there.

--
Best regards,
Kyle
"rhino" <> wrote in message
news:evqm3j$138$...
| I have a K7S5A motherboard and, for the past several days, has
gotten into
| the habit of beeping 5 times at the very end of the bootup, just as
the
| desktop loading finishes. I am running Windows XP SP2.
|
| Any idea what the beeps mean? I assume it is something bad but I
have no
| idea what it means or how to find out, except to ask here.
|
| For what it's worth, I've had this motherboard for over 6 years now
and it
| has only started doing this in the last few days. In February, I had
major
| issues with my hard drive and acquired a replacement drive. However,
I still
| have my old drive in place as well so that I can gradually move my
key data
| over to the new drive. The old drive still seems to be working but
it would
| not remotely surprise me if the 5 beeps have something to do with
the old
| drive.
|
| --
| Rhino
|
|

"rhino" <> wrote in message
news:evqm3j$138$...
> I have a K7S5A motherboard and, for the past several days, has gotten into
> the habit of beeping 5 times at the very end of the bootup, just as the
> desktop loading finishes. I am running Windows XP SP2.
>
> Any idea what the beeps mean? I assume it is something bad but I have no
> idea what it means or how to find out, except to ask here.
>
> For what it's worth, I've had this motherboard for over 6 years now and it
> has only started doing this in the last few days. In February, I had major
> issues with my hard drive and acquired a replacement drive. However, I
still
> have my old drive in place as well so that I can gradually move my key
data
> over to the new drive. The old drive still seems to be working but it
would
> not remotely surprise me if the 5 beeps have something to do with the old
> drive.
>
> --
> Rhino

My previous post to your question was:

"I think that 5 beeps indicates cpu failure. Possibly do some searching in
google.
Clogged heatsink, faulty cpu fan, etc.
Buffalo"

Unfortunately, it may be the MB itself.
See below:


AMI BIOS beep codes

1 beep - DRAM refresh failure

2 beeps - Parity Circuit Failure

3 beeps - Base 64K RAM failure

4 beeps - System Timer Failure

5 beeps - Processor Failure

6 beeps - Keyboard Controller / Gate A20 Failure

7 beeps - Virtual Mode Exception Error

8 beeps - Display Memory Read/Write Failure

9 beeps - ROM BIOS Checksum Failure

10 beeps - CMOS Shutdown Register Read/Write Error

For 1 beep, 2 beeps, or 3 beeps try reseating the memory first. If the error
still occurs, replace the memory with known good chips/SIMM's.



For 4 beeps, 5 beeps, 7 beeps, or 10 beeps the system board must be sent in
for repair.



For 6 beeps try reseating the keyboard controller chip. If the error still
occurs, replace the keyboard chip.

If the error persists, check parts of the system relating to the keyboard,
e.g. try another keyboard, check to see if the system has a keyboard fuse.



8 beeps indicates a memory error on the video adapter. Replace the video
card or the memory on the video card.



9 beeps indicates faulty BIOS chip(s). It is not likely that this error can
be corrected by reseating the chips.

Consult the motherboard supplier or an AMI product distributor for
replacement part(s).



If no beeps are heard and no display is on the screen, The first thing to
check is the power supply. Connect a LED to the POWER LED connection on the
motherboard. If this LED lights and the drive(s) spin up then the power
supply will usually be good. Next, inspect the motherboard for loose
components. A loose or missing CPU, BIOS chip, Crystal Oscillator, or
Chipset chip will cause the motherboard not to function.



Next, eliminate the possibility of interference by a bad or improperly set
up I/O card by removing all card except the video adapter.

The system should at least power up and wait for a drive time-out. Insert
the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem happens
again. When the system does nothing, the problem will be with the last
expansion card that was put in.



If the above suggestions fail to cause any change in the dysfunction of the
system, the motherboard must be returned for repair.

AMI BIOS beep codes from their FTP site.