Nasty beep noise means what??

AWBbox · 7 Mar 2007 at 21:01

Hi all, just recently my computer has been locking up on me. When it does so an audible high pitched 'beeeeeeep' eminates from inside my PC. Any ideas what it is? Is it bad news? (aside from the crashing

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CHUDS · 7 Mar 2007 at 21:31

temperature probably! what mobo you got? how long the beep last? is it a single beep? each mobo is different but you can get the details of the whoever made it

Cupra · 7 Mar 2007 at 21:34

could be anything really. id say temps

AWBbox · 7 Mar 2007 at 21:51

temps were around 50'C at the time, it's one long beep. It lasts for as long as it is till I reset my computer. Mobo in sig.

00NukE · 7 Mar 2007 at 23:26

Hi I had a similar thing when I first built and was overclocking my current machine (see sig) always happened when I pushed the FSB too high would crash and make a continual beeeeeeeep until I reset or power cycled it, lower fsb higher ram voltage and chipset voltage needed in my! case ,not sure if its the same but maybe a pointer.

Thanks
00NukE

Nick1881 · 8 Mar 2007 at 06:29

Are all your fans spinning when its starts beeping?

pcAnywhere · 8 Mar 2007 at 09:25

Have you moved the system at all?

Iniar · 8 Mar 2007 at 12:50

I just had exactly the same issue, 1 long beep. Upon investigation the fans were dead in the PSU so I RMA'ed the entire system back to OC who are dealing with it now. Is your PSU all ok?

Previously, some abortive attempts at overclocking an AMD 64 gave a 2 tone siren - which apprently is the CPU over heating.