5 beeps

[zeroradius]

My computer is now beeping 5 times followed by a jumble of quick beeps, it repeats the sequence a few times then shuts off. A frined told me the codes verry by manufacturer. Every thing online says prossesser failure. Does it verry by manufacturer and if so what manufacturer (hard drive, mother board, exc.)

[TkTech]

The number of 'beeps' is the POST/BIOS error code. You just need to know the manufacturer of the BIOS. Ex: SpeedGuide.net :: BIOS Error Codes

[zeroradius]

ok, thank you

[Jordan]

You figure it out, then?

[zeroradius]

sort of. I was going to run a search for it on google with my laptop but out of habit i hit the button to turn on my desktop ..... and it came on. It continued to blue screen but it came on enouph that i could run the os disk and re-install vista (or rather it installed a new partition of vista .... now their is two). I am not holding my breath for it not to crash again because it was crashing in safe mode which if i remember corectly points to a hardware problem. It works for now thou and I am praying that it continues to run.

[Turk4n]

The number of 'beeps' is the POST/BIOS error code. You just need to know the manufacturer of the BIOS. Ex: SpeedGuide.net :: BIOS Error Codes

I think this part is really accurate to your problem zero. If not you might have major heat problems, I had an old compaq computer that made somewhat siren sounds :> however it was 3 times fast...and BIOS error code, was just a normal high beep.
So I would really do a close up check, check if entering the bios looks like this...

[zeroradius]

thanks Turk4n, I would check that but my computer complytly died. -_- if it is the same as all the other bios codes i have seen than my processor died. I hae not had the time to look it up (stupid school) but I will in a few weeks when i have more time. I am praying for ram failure

[Turk4n]

thanks Turk4n, I would check that but my computer complytly died. -_- if it is the same as all the other bios codes i have seen than my processor died. I hae not had the time to look it up (stupid school) but I will in a few weeks when i have more time. I am praying for ram failure

No problem I guess then

[TcM]

Well, my old PC used to BSOD a lot, and it was the CPU heating up too much... and most probably since the manual says processor failure I think that your CPU fried. I tried various computers and for RAM failure it usually beeps 3 times not 5.

But from the link that Turk4n posted, maybe it's just a coincidence that all the pcs that I tried beep 3 times for RAM.