Norm Why wrote:


I switched the split connectors and still no beeps. The PC continues to
reboot ad nauseum with one RAM DIMM.
The split connectors are probably as labeled POWER LED+/-

How useful are these beep codes compared to bare metal diagnosis? Not much.
Given observations the beep codes can be predicted. The biggest issue is
RAM. Now it is less an issue.

On page 48 of manual it says PCI graphics is the default. Without PCI
graphics one will never see the BIOS screen to change the default.

I'll get a $5 PCI VGA adapter Monday and try again.

I cannot find any reference to beep/beeper with Cougar. Maybe it is
considered obsolete, and not installed

There are some Antecs that are "too fancy to have speakers".
And they are missing the SPKR used for beeping.

You have to talk to a local computer shop, to see if they
stock either a piezo (one inch black disc with two wires),
or have a SPKR (2.5" speaker perhaps) available. Some small
shops carry things such as temporary reset and power buttons,
and also carry something you can use as a SPKR when your case
is missing one.

The reviews for this one are not good, so this link is
purely for the picture of the item.

https://www.amazon.ca/Baoblaze-Mothe.../dp/B0798PXK3L

This is the more conventional kind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_spe...cropped%29.JPG

So far, all my cases here have the SPKR kind with the magnet.

My Optiplex refurb is neat, in that it has a tiny speaker
which also plays regular LineOut audio. But the sound
is tinny. It helps for situations where you forgot
to plug in computer speakers to LineOut, and then the
tiny speaker assembly just above the hard drives,
makes noise. Rather than being a nice 2W analog power
amp driving the speaker, the speaker is more likely
to be a 32 ohm unamplified speaker, and the sound level
is equivalent to "headphones" in magnitude. You can
barely hear it, and it's basically a reminder to
plug in the real audio output speakers.

Paul