The motherboard manual should specify what this particular combination of beeps means.
A new motherboard (or memory, or CPU) will surely help, but a tech might find some smaller or easier part to be replaced or fixed.
Kees
I've a P4 2.66GHz cpu, 512MB DDR RAM, 64MB GeForce AGP graphic card, Build in sound, on-board 10/100 Lan, DVD + CD-RW Comb Drive, Floppy disk 6 in 1 card reader and 80Gb hard disk. OS Windows 98se
System hang while surf internet. Reboot system the screen is black with beep beep followed by 8 beep then A drive light flash a while followed with 2 beep and 1 beep.
Replace graphic card and harddisk no good!
Need help, any one?
Thanks

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