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RAST Big Fish Posts: 437 Kudos: 162 Votes: 236 Registered: 07-Feb-2002	I have a computer that is beeping. Like the computer is sitting there on and not doing anything and every-now-and-then it will beep twice. I think it is coming from the motherboard. Nothing has been added or taken off of the system. I am just puzzled. It is about 3 years old - ASUS motherboard if that helps???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	do you get any video at all? if not, then something is wrong with either your hard drive, video card, ram, cpu or motherboard. edit: does it beep twice all the time, or do you get a series of beeps when it boots up? if you get a series of beeps, try to count how many it gives you, it should give you 2 sets of beeps when you first turn it on if you have no video Last edited by moondog at 30-Nov-2004 21:58 "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Check your motherboard instruction manual, it will give you the beep codes for whatever problem it's encountering.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Just a beep is fine, it's if you've got a countdown clock that's counting down that you need to worry about "No no no, if it was a bomb there would be alarms going off..." ~ Chris tucker Fifth Element ^_^ [link=H2g2]http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/upgrade.html" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
RAST Big Fish Posts: 437 Kudos: 162 Votes: 236 Registered: 07-Feb-2002	It beeps normal when it boots up and the computer works fine. But when it is on it beeps 2 times. Not on a regular basis but regualar enough to tick you off with the sound! I took the ram out and put it back in and it seemed to help a little as it didn't beep after that for a little while and well I turn the power off from the wall over night last night and so just waiting too see if that helped. It hasn't beeped yet (fingers crossed) but the computer has only been on for about 10 minutes! Keep you all posted. Will try and look for the motherboard book to see what it is. Last edited by Fallout at 01-Dec-2004 16:19
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	isnt beeps for RAM?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	maybe the battery on your motherboard needs to be changed? i can't think of any other reason for it to beep after the computer is running for awhile "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	how funny ! I was gonna suggest the battery ! but didnt' cause afterall what do I know about computers . 3 years doesn't seem long enough for it to die though . ^_^ [link=H2g2]http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/upgrade.html" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it[/font]
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	I've had my MB for over 4, almost 5 now, battery is fine
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	yeah, i've got mobos which are 10 years old which have never needed a new battery, but then i've also had boards which needed a new battery after only a year you never can tell sometimes... "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Rast, are you in NSW? if so, could it have been an overheating alert? its been stinking hot here and we have had fans going madly to keep the modem and router cool as they were conking out. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
RAST Big Fish Posts: 437 Kudos: 162 Votes: 236 Registered: 07-Feb-2002	Nah I am on the Sunshine Coast - Perfect one day and well perfect the next! The computer lives in Air-con so overheating isn't a problem. Will be asking the boss son this weekend to have a look at it as he made it for us. So hopefully it will be something simple. That is what I am thinking it is. The battery maybe. But who knows.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32


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