Computer woes... again

[Dr. Boogie]

Now I'm even more confused than before.

I tried popping the ram out (2 sticks of 256) and I tried a couple of different configurations, and the computer did not like that. Whenever I turned it on, it wouldn't load anything; it would just beep angrily at me, so I put all the ram back in the way it was originally in there and turned it back on.

And now, nothing loads. Not even that first memory check/bios/whatever screen. It just sits there, showing only the monitor self test pattern. The self test will blink off for a moment, as though it were going to show something else, but then it comes right back on again.

I've got to say, I definitely did not expect something like that to happen. Anyone have any input on this new, even more infuriating situation?