I was given a computer for parts because it didn't work, but I am starting to wonder what is wrong with it. When I turn it on, it makes these long continous beeps, with no output to the monitor. The beeping doesn't stop either, it keeps going. I also notice the busy light for the hard drive wasn't doing anything so I assume the computer isn't even booting up. Pushing the restart button causes the beeping to stop, but still no output to the screen. I have reseated the video card and the stick of memory that is in it. I don't know that much about the computer. It has a sticker that says it was built in 1998. The motherboard is from Tyan Computer Corp., model # S2390. Thanks for any input.

Your board uses an Award BIOS. Continuous beeping means a memory problem. The max supported is 512MB per slot of PC100/PC133. If you have more than one stick of RAM installed, remove all but one. And if the stick you have is either 256MB or 512MB, try a smaller capacity stick (64MB or 128MB). http://www.tyan.com/archive/product... http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcode... http://www.tyan.com/archive/support...

Getting beeps is 'in a way' good news. It normally means that you have a good motherboard and power supply.

Thanks for the replies. I'll check the memory tonight. If it's a bad stick, I think I got a few more somewhere. I'm glad to hear it is probably not the motherboard.

"If it's a bad stick, I think I got a few more somewhere." Just make sure you use what's recommended for the MoBo. Otherwise you could turn a good MoBo into a bad one...