Hi! I'd really appreciate some help with the following problem:
P4 1.8Ghz running WinXP Pro, originally without a cd-rom drive at all.
The computer was running as normal. I powered off and installed a new cd-rom drive (Diamond 52X). Upon switching on again the computer does power up however doesn't get past the POST, the BIOS beeps at approximately three second intervals. Thats a three second beep followed by three seconds of silence and repeat. No signal is sent to the monitor nor do any USB peripherals have power and the computer just hangs in this state.
I checked and double checked that I'd not knocked any cards out of place and made sure the DC and IDE cables were securely in place for the new drive but no effect.
Following this I removed the drive returning the computer to the original state it was in when working however the problem persists.
Any advice?
Thanks, ks04.
P4 1.8Ghz running WinXP Pro, originally without a cd-rom drive at all.
The computer was running as normal. I powered off and installed a new cd-rom drive (Diamond 52X). Upon switching on again the computer does power up however doesn't get past the POST, the BIOS beeps at approximately three second intervals. Thats a three second beep followed by three seconds of silence and repeat. No signal is sent to the monitor nor do any USB peripherals have power and the computer just hangs in this state.
I checked and double checked that I'd not knocked any cards out of place and made sure the DC and IDE cables were securely in place for the new drive but no effect.
Following this I removed the drive returning the computer to the original state it was in when working however the problem persists.
Any advice?
Thanks, ks04.