constant beeping noise
 

my computer keeps making a constant beeping noise? the constant noise comes and goes. it can be beeping for a few hours and then suddenly go for 10 mins or an hour. and then returns again. its random.

any suggestions

i read somewhere it might be related to keyboard but ive tried replacing keyboard and it still happens.

i can record sound if needed

windows xp
amd 2100
512mb ram

thanks

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Could be a warning from the motherboard, most likely on temperature. Can you check the temperature of it? If you don't know how, download AIDA32 and check "sensors".

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Agreed.

Does your Mobo Manufacturer have a software monitor program - most do?

Re: constant beeping noise
 

i was leaving pc on practically 24/7 maybe that was causing it.

im just checking out with aida 32 now

Re: constant beeping noise
 

58ºc (136ºf) motherboard
47ºc (117ºf) aux

how does that fair?

Re: constant beeping noise
 

58 For motherboard? YIKES! :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:


Your motherboard is a bit toasty, I would get another fan put in there quick :erm:

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Wich one is for your cpu? 58C sounds very steep for a motherboard (So does 47C for that matter), the highest my motherboard has ever reached is 33C

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Just a question are you using something like Easytune?? this comes with a cpu and system case temp sensor which can be alarmed with a beeping.

If so try unintalling it, unless you use it for overclocking ur system :erm:

Then you will need to find sensor and hit the H tab i think it is and then one off options on top is to activate alarm deactivate that reboot should go.

Just a noobs view took me ages to figure mine out when it was doing it.

Re: constant beeping noise
 

any suggestions what i should do abt this high temperature.

i assume i need a new fan or to check the current one is working properly.

Re: constant beeping noise
 

thankyou it would seem to be definately the motherboard temperature. the beeping starts when motherboard temperature exceeds 60ºc

Re: constant beeping noise
 

You had best get another fan in there then, looks like that one you already have in it isn't doing much of a good job.

Re: constant beeping noise
 

well i thought it was temperature that was causing beeping but its beeping again and this time temperature is 57 degrees.

is there anything else anybody knows that could be causing this beeping noise. i will post sound file if i can in a min

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see attached sound file.

ignore all the hissing that just coz i recorded it with camera on webcam. you should be able to hear the constant beeping sound.

sorry had to put in zip file coz wouldnt let me upload mp3 file.

Re: constant beeping noise
 

It could also be a voltage alert - your +12v is registering 13.06 - and if it rises another point or 2, 13.2v would be the 10% boundary.

Couldn't get much from the MP3 - when I had a similar problem, my voltage alarm was a hi-lo siren effect - using MBM, I could see the voltage climb as the system warmed up, and the warning spluttered a few times, and then got more and more consistent.

It was NOT MBM or any other software doing it though - this was built in, and operated through the SYSTEM speaker, not the soundcard.

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Strange why the CPU isn't showing a temperature, unless the MB doesn't support it. Could also be a CPU temperature warning, but we can't seem to check because AIDA32 isn't showing it.

Does the BIOS have like a "computer health" section? If so, look in there and it may show the CPU temperature.

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What make of motherboard do you have and whats the model number?

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 03/25/2002-KM266-8233-6A6LVE1BC-00
Motherboard Name ECS L7VMM

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2133 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 111 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 222 MHz
Bandwidth 1777 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type VIA V-Link
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 53 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 213 MHz
Bandwidth 213 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR
RAM Slots 2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 220 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset KM266

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name Elitegroup Computer Systems
Product Information http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/pd_li...&function_id=1
BIOS Download http://www.ecs.com.tw/download/dw_li...&function_id=1

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Googled it, got this:

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/l7vmm/l7vmmp1.htm

That the one?

Re: constant beeping noise
 

Please go here and ask them as there is nowhere i can find that lists beep codes and the manual for your board on that site is - quite frankly - useless. It doesnt even have a troubleshooting section.

Your board, in case you didnt know is an ECS L7VMM.

Re: constant beeping noise
 

To be truthfull I have never heard of the make ECS, I thought my board was going to be bad from how cheap it was (like £15) but it wasn't, runs perfectely, there's even an online manual on the website.

By the way my board is a Syntax, and I think there a good make so far :)