XP won't cold boot

[Glen Corlin]

Hello all. I just installed a WinXP upgrade over Win98. When I cold boot, my
system gives me one long beep and 3 short beeps, and does not boot. If I hit
reset, it then boots up fine. Does anyone know what might be going on?
800MHz PIII system.
Thanks!

 

[Michael Stevens]

Hello all. I just installed a WinXP upgrade over Win98. When I cold
boot, my system gives me one long beep and 3 short beeps, and does
not boot. If I hit reset, it then boots up fine. Does anyone know
what might be going on? 800MHz PIII system.
Thanks!

Check your bios manufacturer web site for beep codes. XP has not yet loaded,
so it is not an XP issue.
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[Glen Corlin]

Thannk you. Appears to be a video card problem, although the system just
booted up this time. We shall see!

 

[Bob Davis]

Hello all. I just installed a WinXP upgrade over Win98. When I cold boot, my
system gives me one long beep and 3 short beeps, and does not boot. If I hit
reset, it then boots up fine. Does anyone know what might be going on?
800MHz PIII system.

Try reseating the video card, and after it's screwed down check the front
end that it is fully seated in.