MSI K8N2 Neo4 Platinum will not boot - SOLVED!

Hi
I have just tried powering up my system based on an MS-7125 v1 and it will not boot.
Symptoms are :
1 long high pitched beep followed by two short ones, followed by two lower pitched tones of similar duration
D-Bracket - 1 = Red, 2 = Off, 3 & 4 = Green
No display on screen - I changed the graphics card to test that - no improvement
HELP!
PLEASE . . .

Quote from: Grayone on 24-September-07, 20:57:41
Please supply us with full info on the system including the power supply and memory.
PSU = 600W Seasonic S12
RAM = 2 x 1Gb Corsair Value Select PC3200
All working fine for a couple of years.
Incidentally, I believe that the #2 LED on the D-Bracket may not be displaying red, so the D-Bracket may be trying to display 1 & 2 = Red, 3 & 4 = Green.
I changed the graphics card because that is what the beeps seem to suggest may be wrong - I am pretty confident that it isn't.

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    You will need an installation CD or some other boot disk, disc or hard drive. We frequently used zip disks with minimal systems installed on them to boot various computers. If your computer has a SCSI controller card you can also boot from an external hard drive.
    Second, you will need to decide how much you want to spend on a B&W mac. G4s are now available for under $50 and are far more capable machines. The B&W macs were not Apple's finest hour. They are useful if you are patient and willing to tinker. I still use my platinum G3s but have long since abandoned the problematic B&W macs. Still, if that is what you have, make the most of it and be happy until something better comes along.
    Before spending money on a battery, remember the "warm boot" as a test option. You indicated that after several minutes you did get signs of life in the form of a question mark. Once that appears on the screen, press the reset button on the front of the computer. This will allow the computer to start a second time with power already flooding the motherboard. Sometimes this is all it takes to get a better result. More likely, though, your system folder on the hard drive has become corrupted or the hard drive has failed.
    If you have files on the hard drive and want to save them, you will need a way to back them up. Moving the hard drive to a computer that works or adding a second hard drive with a working system folder can solve that problem. Post back with what your goals are. Tinkering is great. Putting money into a B&W mac is not the best use of hard earned cash. You can also look for a user group with live bodies to help you locally with parts - swaps. Options abound. Give us a few more details and we can be more specific with solutions. Include information about what city or country you are in as that will also determine the feasibility of some options.
    Jim

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