The motor starts and runs but our computer says it's in limp mode at 65%.
The following beep codes are common to many HP and Compaq desktop computers that can occur while restoring, flashing or updating the BIOS : Beeps. PCA (system board) failure, ROM detected failure before video. Disconnect mouse and keyboard, and then restart the computer. 7 beeps - Bad processor (CPU) Below are general IBM BIOS Beep codes that can occur. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. After the series of 3 long 4 short beeps occurs five times, the PC boots to Check if a device is causing the problem by removing ALL attached devices (such as hard, diskette, or optical drives, and expansion cards). Worked great, I sent it to him, he got it. A 'quick fix' that we use to get the system running again (95% success) is to unplug the pc, remove the memory and reinstall it.