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Well I was playing bf3 earlier when outta the blue my computer just turned off and apparently crashed. Well now it won't turn back on and I've been getting loud high pitched beeps coming from my speakers indicating a a problem, it's a long beep followed by 3 shorts ones which apparently means a video or gpu problem. I've taken my video card and put it back in but still nothing I've checked the power supply it's good. I have a GeForce 9500 GT which is older yes. Any advice would be appreciated , should I just get a new card or what shoulds I do?

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Well the beeps are an audible notice of a problem from your bios.  Modern mobos also have a small bios LCD on them, and may show a letter and number, for example C3.  If you have one of these report back the letter and number, your bios and mobo manufacturer.

 

Have you also tried putting the graphics card in another slot?

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Also when you boot apart from the sound, do you get any visuals what so ever?  I mean do you even see the bios load?  It could be failing at the POST (Power On Self Test).

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You said  self video  ore gpu  i think it is your videocard

A  9500 gt  is very low  for btf3

Can you try your card in a other  pc  ore what cavey told a other slot  for you buy an other card

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My moba is ASUS crash free bios 3 and other than the beeps I get no response trying to boot it up

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Maybey your mono is   broken

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no that works fine. i think its just my video card

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To prove it is the video card, just borrow a basic one from a friend and put it in.  If you get graphics, then you are right.  No need to put the drivers on for the borrowed card.

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It's prolly just user error.

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I'll haven't ruled that out. And I'll try that cavey

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You can verify the beep code from either your mobo manual or from an internet search.

 

You should always keep a cheap video card laying around for troubleshooting. They really do come in handy. Drop me a PM if you're interested in a brand new X1300 PCIE. I keep a few laying around that I pulled from Dell's at work. It's a great card for troubleshooting because it doesn't require a separate power connector at all. $13 shipped if you're interested.

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