Solved PC beeping and nothing showing on monitor

Hello MichaelT1994,

The RAM may have been disturbed when the computer was being moved.

This only if you are ok with working inside of a computer, remove and then reseat the RAM securely, while inside the case, make sure that all connections are secure, reassemble and see how it goes.

Sorry but there is no video card in the list of specs so it looked like onboard video was being used.

We have BIOS beep charts so no need for any video thanks.

Can you post the brand and model name or number for the motherboard, power supply and video card.

Can you also tell us if you are using a USB keyboard or the wired PS/2 type.

No idea what the GPU is I`m afraid, you may need to ask your friend what it is if we cannot get things sorted.

Are you saying that you have not had a keyboard attached to the computer at all since you got it.

Can I ask that you do not quote every reply, it really does not help any and just makes for unnecessary reading, thanks.

MichaelT1994 said:

I’ve attached the keyboard and mouse into the usb port and they both lighted up indicating that the must be working.

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Sorry but not what was asked, I will explain why we need to know when we have the exact answer/s from you.

phillpower2 said:

Are you saying that you have not had a keyboard attached to the computer at all since you got it.

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When did you first connect the keyboard to the computer.

Thanks for clarifying, when you said "I’ve not actually used the keyboard at all yet. Seeing as I’ve never gotten a picture." it wasn`t clear whether or not you had been trying to boot up with no keyboard attached to the computer and the reason why it was important that we had it confirmed is because a computer will not boot up without a keyboard being attached as the BIOS checks for one as part of POST (power on self test) if no KB is detected POST will fail and one of the clues is often three error beeps.

Now that we have that cleared up, don`t suppose you have a wired PS/2 type keyboard, these are better when troubleshooting because if there is a problem with the USB ports a USB type KB will not work.

Couple of other checks for you to do;

If there is a supplemental power dongle from the PSU to the GPU required, make sure that it is securely connected to the GPU.

If no wired keyboard is available, try the present KB in different ports, only the black USB 2.0 ports though.

You have 16GB of RAM according to the spec sheets, if this is 2 Xs 8GB sticks, try one stick at a time and try them in each of the four slots.

Try the GPU in the other PCI-E slot.

Remove the CMOS battery from the MB for ten minutes or so then reinsert it, this will clear any possible bad MB settings that could be causing this.

Will be going offline soon I`m afraid but will check back tomorrow morning UK time, good luck meanwhile.

Some good news at least as you at least know that the CPU, GPU and RAM etc are ok

The problem with using the second PCI-E slot is that it is only a X4 slot which means that you will only get 1/4 of the GPUs performance capability.

What you can do if you like is get Windows fully up to date then run Speccy and post the url here for us so we can take a look at the MB to see if there is an issue with the X16 PCI-E slot, it will also tell us what GPU you have which may also help as we will be able to check its specs.

Entirely your choice and if we don`t hear back from you we will mark your thread as being solved, Speccy info below;

Download then run Speccy (free) and post the resultant url for us, details here, this will provide us with information about your computer hardware + any software that you have installed that may explain the present issue/s.

To publish a Speccy profile to the Web:

In Speccy, click File, and then click Publish Snapshot.

In the Publish Snapshot dialog box, click Yes to enable Speccy to proceed.

Speccy publishes the profile and displays a second Publish Snapshot. You can open the URL in your default browser, copy it to the clipboard, or close the dialog box.

Yep that`s it

The PCI-E slots are all shown to be working so something else is amiss and there are a couple of possible causes from what we can see in Speccy.

PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type: PCI-E
Slot Usage: Available
Data lanes: x16
Slot Designation: PCIEX16_1
Characteristics: 3.3V, Shared, PME

The GPU is a Radeon R9 270X PowerColor 2GB OC TurboDuo Edition and this is potential cause #1, this GPU requires the system to be powered by a minimum of a 500W PSU, see specs here the present PSU is from a good brand but apart from being under powered it is also the Value Series which are not intended for anything more than an entry level desktop, this PSU will be damaging the hardware by not being able to provide the required power.

The SSD that Windows is stored on does not have enough storage capacity, you have just updated to Windows 10 version 1903, we are now up to version 1909 which is a major update in itself but to make things more difficult there are also interim updates between the release of the 1903 and 1909, see my canned info below for why this is a major problem.

Partition 3
Partition ID: Disk #0, Partition #3
Disk Letter: C:
File System: NTFS
Volume Serial Number: F63951F7
Size: 104 GB
Used Space: 86 GB (82%)
Free Space: 18 GB (18%)

For Windows to be able to run efficiently and to be able to update you need to have between 20 and 25% of the partition or drive available as free storage space at all times, if you don`t you risk Windows becoming corrupt or not being able to update which puts you at risk of malware attack.

Data only storage devices should not be allowed to get any lower than 10% of free storage space of the full capacity of the drive/partition on the drive, this also to avoid data corruption.

Please note that storage devices can physically fail if the amount of free storage space is allowed to drop below the required 10 or 20/25% minimum.

You need a better PSU and that is something that we cannot make happen any quicker other than to help you select one, this leaves freeing up space on the SSD, you mention that you purchased the computer off a friend so can I ask who`s is all the data on the SSD, it needs to go to free up the space you need.