help - please

[porpoise]

When I start my PC i get 2 beeps (evrything's ok), I then get the windows screen as though it is starting, but then it re-starts 2 beeps, windows screen and then the cursor arrow and windows starts ok. So it seems to me that it is going through the 'post' ? twice ? Really strange. Does anyone have any ideas please ?

[paulyoung666]

do you know what make of mobo it , what bios is it ????????? , has it always beeped twice , have you run any form of spyware etc , sorry for the q's , just need a bit of info to get chewing on

[porpoise]

ECS Motherboard. I thought that I had Sasser and tried the symantec removal tool but that said 'not found'. I have run, adaware, spybot and spyware blaster.

what bios do you have - 2 beeps on an ami bios is 'memory parity error', for example

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/amibeep.htm

[porpoise]

Sorry , I didn't make myself clear, 2 single beeps is the normal start up sound.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by homealone

what bios do you have - 2 beeps on an ami bios is 'memory parity error', for example

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/amibeep.htm

ami = award bios ???????? , parity circuit failure , is that the same ????????

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

ami = award bios ???????? , parity circuit failure , is that the same ????????

award is different to ami

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by homealone

award is different to ami

http://bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm

yeah just seen that , mind you i aint heard a pc beep twice on boot

[Steve H]

Havn't checked how many dimm slots there are on this mobo, but presuming theres 3.. How many sticks of memory have you got? Try moving one of the sticks to another slot.