Building my own PC - Page 14

Halcyon · 28-03-2005, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Thats what I assumed...........but since this is a first attempt ever at connecting up a mobo, I can't be too careful

You m,ust not confuse the actual audio produced by a soundcard or onboard soundcard with the speaker in the case.
The speaker in the case should have a short wire that will connect to one of the pins near the others you havce been putting in, eg. reset, power, h.d, etc.
This is used to signify system beeps, however when you switch on there shouldnt be any beeps. Asus boards do not beep at all if everything has booted up fine.

The winbond editor thing is a thing bundled with Asus motherboards. In the event you have a problem, and that the Winbond speech controller is enabled in the Bios, a voice will alert you through your soundcards external speakers tha something is wrong. eg. CPU not installed, or No Graphics card detected.

The Speaker for the beeps is rarely used these days and is just there for the odd system sound thats generated now and again. There should be a speaker attached to the case and it will probably have a 4 pin connector labelled SPKR.

Now onto your front panel stuff...
If you have front panel sockets, eg, microphone, headphones, etc. connect them to either your soundcard or to the front panel audio jack on your motherboard to use the onboard sound.

28-03-2005, 17:47

I have built a lot of pcs I own my own bussiness to only mine isnt on my profile.All I want is ramrods pc to be a success, it looks like he is near first boot thats all im worried about

And if i was fed to the lions for trying to help then they would be in trouble cuz of the high volume of saturated fat lol lol

Richard M · 28-03-2005, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

This is used to signify system beeps, however when you switch on there shouldnt be any beeps. Asus boards do not beep at all if everything has booted up fine.

Well there will be one, just to say that the computer has passed the POST.

28-03-2005, 17:52

I wasnt sure where the voice came from didnt know if it was pc speaker or not lol like i have said in other posts all being well the system will fire up first time.I only bought up the case speaker in the first place because of the chance of boot problems

Halcyon · 28-03-2005, 17:54

Not for all boards. My P4C800E Deluxe does not beep at all, and that shows its booted fine.

PS: Looks like you are near the switch on stage.
Make sure you've double checked all your wiring and that all rear connections are done (I forget the number of times I forget to connect a keyboard and mouse), and leave your case door open so you can check to see that all the fans are spinning properly.
Go get yourself a nice cool drink, flick through the motherboard book onelast time to check if you need to have anything ready, have your driver discs and O.S, ready, and then press that power switch.
Good luck.

Richard M · 28-03-2005, 17:59

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

Not for all boards. My P4C800E Deluxe does not beep at all, and that shows its booted fine.

Are you sure you've plugged the speaker in?

Mine does though - A8V Deluxe.

KingPhoenix · 28-03-2005, 18:05

My P4P800-E beeps

Ramrod · 28-03-2005, 19:10

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Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

I really wish Bifta was here.......... this guy would be cut into tiny pieces and thrown to the lions....

Go easy on him KP, he's trying to help

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The case instruction booklet says 'spkr x 1' but I can't see it anywhere.

The mobo instructions don't mention a post error speaker connection anywhere either

Halcyon · 28-03-2005, 19:21

You dont need to plug anything in for the post error reporter voice system. That is onboard already and will come out of your normal audio speakers connected to the back of your PC.

The Post beeps would come out a tiny speaker in your case. Its only the wire from that case speaker that needs wiring up now.

EDIT: Just researched it and it and seems my motherboard doesnt beep. They only beep if a usb device is connected or an error occurs it seems. I know some other boards in the asus range dont beep either, whilst tohers do.
It seems to depend on your bios firmware version and different boards.
Anyway, if you do have beeps, 1 beep is a good sign.

Ramrod · 28-03-2005, 19:37

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

You dont need to plug anything in for the post error reporter voice system. That is onboard already and will come out of your normal audio speakers connected to the back of your PC.

OK......can't see it anywhere on the mobo but I'll take your word for it

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The Post beeps would come out a tiny speaker in your case. Its only the wire from that case speaker that needs wiring up now.

Which I can't find hide nor hair of

28-03-2005, 19:59

My mate just got his A8V Delux motherboard today, to find they hadn't installed the BIOS onto it. He was fuming, and has to wait while he sends it back.

Ramrod · 28-03-2005, 20:26

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The Post beeps would come out a tiny speaker in your case. Its only the wire from that case speaker that needs wiring up now.

Which I can't find hide nor hair of

Just had a nose around on the coolermaster forums.......seems the case doesn't come with a speaker...ho hum

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Originally Posted by Electrolyte

My mate just got his A8V Delux motherboard today, to find they hadn't installed the BIOS onto it. He was fuming, and has to wait while he sends it back.

I didn't know such a thing could happen

ntl customer · 28-03-2005, 20:44

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But when he puts his audigy in, he will be advised by ALL on here to disable the onboard sound in the bios, to save conflicts in windows etc.

I've got an Audigy and also use the onboard sound supplied with the Asus motherboard and they coexist fine. Got to say though, that if you want to record anything through the Audigy, then forget it - the driver is crap.

Oh, and good luck with your switch-on this evening or whenever it may be.

I remember the first time I switched mine on - only to find that the power switch didn't work because I'd plugged it in the wrong way round. Oops.

Ramrod · 28-03-2005, 20:51

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Originally Posted by ntl customer

I've got an Audigy and also use the onboard sound supplied with the Asus motherboard and they coexist fine. Got to say though, that if you want to record anything through the Audigy, then forget it - the driver is crap.

Oh, and good luck with your switch-on this evening or whenever it may be.

I remember the first time I switched mine on - only to find that the power switch didn't work because I'd plugged it in the wrong way round. Oops.

Thanks m8! Power up won't happen for a while as I'm still waiting for PSU/CPU

Halcyon · 28-03-2005, 20:59

LOL

You could be just a little bit stuck without those components.