PC Beeping and flashing orange 6 times before startup

[Tender Loins]

So i was playing terraria on my pc and a storm ran through my neighborhood and caused my power to go out including my pc. the next morning i turned it on and it beeped 6 times and with each beep it flasshed orange LED insstead of the constant blue LED that stays on when turning on normally.

looked it up on google and says it is a graphics card problem or PSU..... but i played so games and all and everything seems to be fine! What sort of problem is this is it tells me something is wrong but judging by the way everything runs it all seems fine!

[_I_]

specs?
cpu, mobo, gpu, psu

[Azza ☠]

Power button LED blinks 6 times with 6 beeps: Video Card / Graphics issue

Stress test your graphic card DDR5 memory, with a "Video Memory Stress Test" application. This will make sure it's not hardware. So long it doesn't crash or find a memory area damaged.

If it's graphic card memory, what happens is it will be running fine to it uses that bad/damaged area, then the graphics on the monitor will start to corrupt, do strange graphic glitches, or the system will just suddenly crash.

If it didn't already upon booting, also run a check disk (scan for errors) on the hard drive(s) and repair any possible corruption. It could of just been damaged software files which got repaired by itself.

[Tender Loins]

should i run the norton full system scan and the disk cleanaup thing ni the contorl panel? would that fix the corrupt file thing?

and specs:
600wbronze+PSU
i3-2130@3.4ghz
xfx hd 7850 2gb
6gb ram
IDK what else youd need

[Astraea Kisaragi]

It cannot be the PSU, because computers cannot detect their status. Either it works or doesn't.
I would guess for a hardware failure, not sure if registry errors or missing files would indicate a beeping warning.
Your CPU has a integrated GPU Intel HD 2000, try to change to that in BIOS. If the PC starts to work normally then thats the issue.

[_I_]

is anything overclocked?

post a cpuz validation link
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
cpuz -> validate button -> submit button
it will open a browser, copy the url (address) and post it here

try resetting bios to defaults
it could be trying to boot from other devices and failing then booting from the hdd/ssd
or a failed overclock seting

[Azza ☠]

My Computer > Right-click the Hard Drive(s) > Properties

Under the 'Tools' tab, there is Error Checking, click 'Check Now', tick both boxes and OK. It might want to set upon next reboot, in which you can accept then reboot the PC.

This might take a little while depending on Hard Drive size and speed. However, it will ensure no errors or corrupted files are left behind after that previous crash.

It's ideal to do this after a major crash, etc. The system might of already done it for you, but just double checking. If there's any errors, just let it fix them, but then it's a good idea to rescan again at a later date to make sure it's not a hardware failure (errors will come back if it's physical damage, but most likely not).

Once your Hard Drive is fine, if the problem is still occuring then you might want to check Video Memory as well.

You need a third party tool such as:
http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-video-memory-stress-test/

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Most likely a PSU or other related hardware failure. As you say a storm has near and the power went out. Often times there can be a surge just before the power goes out. This is why it's good to have surge protection/suppression hardware to better protect it hitting the PSU. Otherwise; when u are not home or a storm is approaching, it is a good idea to just unplug the power strip (or connected devices) from the wall outlet.

[Orson Krennic]

You may be a victim of a power surge. My guess is it is a PSU failure.

[Tender Loins]

OK OK Thank you all who commented but I didnt happen to get around to reading them until this morning, and when I turned on the PC the beeping sound din't happen and everything is wokring normally! :) My guess is that the power surge shorted something out or something like that and it came back before the PC could recogniz it did, but i have no idea i know just about nothing about PC's.

Thanks everybody!