Strange beep noise when boot.

[sean2390]

Hey all,

 

I recently installed a 1000GB Samsung HDD which went fine but in the last few days instead of just one beep when booting I get two. The first one sounds normal but the second one is much louder. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 with 4GB RAM and XP Pro. Heres a link to the sound I here: http://thep2zone.com/misc/bootup.MP3

 

~Sean

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Hi Sean

 

Welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help

 

What is the bios on that board and then we can try and trace the beeps?

[sean2390]

BIOS is the latest one which is version FG AWARD BIOS

[Guest Wolfeymole]

There may be some issues on using 4gb of ram on XP but I'll let our hardware expert advise further on that.

 

Are you sure all mem and gpu are secure?

[sean2390]

I did a rebuild last night. I thought it might have been that. I have a niggling feeling it might be my cpu fan, it looks slower than my brothers one which is the same stock AMD. My dad suggested that havin a side case fan infront of the cpu fan could be causing problem because the side fan is more powerful so the cpu fan is "riding" the air flow from the side fan and knackering it?

[Guest Wolfeymole]

What do the board temperatures report?

[Guest Wolfeymole]

A good program to find out if the bios gives limited info.

 

SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

[sean2390]

http://thep2zone.com/misc/pc.JPG

 

Mean anything to you. It doesn't label it all well. But it looks like my 2nd core is frying.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

My advice is to call back a little later Sean when our hardware tech is online mate and he will offer help on this.

[sean2390]

Okay Dokie. Thanks for the help so far! :)

[Guest Wolfeymole]

No worries Sean

 

We are an international forum and the techs can't always be here you see due to the time factor.

 

Thanks for your co-operation. :)

[sean2390]

everest shows my pc temp better:

 

http://thep2zone.com/misc/pc2.JPG

[Dalo Harkin]

Hi Sean,

 

It is difficult to diagnose Post code errors - but in your MOBO manual it should list them - If you use the MOBO on board thermal controls in the BIOS - they are far more accurate than software ones.

Ok so 4GB RAM - all timings and refresh set to manufacturers specifications?

are you overclocking at all?

What speed CPU are you running - STOCK coolers are rubbish - they come with the cheapest kind of thermal paste already on them, I would advise getting the equivalent of an Arctic Freezer and some arctic silver 5 compound.

Have a look at the MOBO thermal stats and come back to us please.

[sean2390]

I checked the manual and it doesn't mention anything about the beep I am getting.

 

I don't overclock anything. The only thing that is overclocked is my graphics card which came overclocked. I've had that about 2 months now and its been fine so I know its probably not that.

 

My CPU is a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ running at stock 2.5Ghz. I'll post back in a min with the BIOS temps.

[Dalo Harkin]

I would seriously consider getting another cooler - the Arctic Freezer one I highly recommend.

Right chances are then the beep is due to excess heat being detected - there is a place in the BIOS for setting the fan speed and there is a monitoring section beside each fan and you can turn them on and off at will.

Turn the CPU one off and see if the beeps disappear -

*this will only get rid of the beeping and not the heat issue*

for the heat issue look at an advanced cooler like the one above ;)

[sean2390]

righto, sorry for the delay, I had to peg out some washing! xD but my BIOS says the CPU temp is 33C and the CPU fan is at 1849RPM. I noticed that when i restart my PC, not shut down the 2nd beep doesn't occur. hmmm. BTW can you suggest a CPU cooler on eBuyer as I have some credit with them I can use to buy one.

[Dalo Harkin]

Ok the beeps are due to heat being above the recommended limit that you or the MOBO suggest (if it's limited at 40 degrees, and it goes over this then the beep will sound)

the same is true for the fan speed - it works on the same principle but if the speed is set at 2000rpm and it drops below that then again a beep will sound.

you can uncheck the fans that are causing the beep, and as for the cooler Arctic Cooling (AC-FRZ-64P) Freezer64 Pro Socket 754 939 940 CPU Cooler with Heat pipe cooling Pro Ver - Ebuyer ;)

[sean2390]

nice price. I've jsut read a review on it and some people get concerned that the fan on that heatsink is mounted with rubber O.o and that it comes out of align easily. Any other heatsink you can suggest. Also that heatsink had its own thermal compound on. Is that alright to use or should i wipe it off and use another?

[Dalo Harkin]

nice price. I've jsut read a review on it and some people get concerned that the fan on that heatsink is mounted with rubber O.o and that it comes out of align easily. Any other heatsink you can suggest. Also that heatsink had its own thermal compound on. Is that alright to use or should i wipe it off and use another?

 

LOL - they are mounted with rubber to keep the noise down - trust me they are fine - I have installed about 30 and not one has broke!

(if you took the fan off and just used the heatsink on its own it would be cooler than the stock one :eek: I kid you not)

 

I would get arctic silver compound, the only other cooler I would use is the Tuniq tower but I am unsure if they do it for the AM2 socket.

If you are wanting to keep the stock heatsink (not a good idea, then the least you can do is add the arctic silver compound)

[sean2390]

Right I'll get that heatsink, but am I understanding that I shouldn't use the thermal paste that comes pre applied on the new heatsink and use some I've bought?

[sean2390]

Am guessing I should apply my own thermal compound from what I've read. Would this be suitable? Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound - Ebuyer

[Dalo Harkin]

Use this Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Thermal paste 3.5gram - Ebuyer

far better than the MX2 range.

and as for the CPU - researches lastnight and the Scythe Mugen (Infinity) Socket 478, 754, 940, 775, 939 & AM2 CPU Cooler - Ebuyer is meant to be fantastic for AM2 socket - but in terms of price for the benefit - I persoanlly would still go for the Arctic Freezer Heatsink (with the rubber mounts)

 

to let you know how good the Arctic Freezer Cooler is I had one on my Q6600 and at stock it runs at 2.4 per core with the Arctic Freezer I can OC' it to 3.3 per core and only have a 1 or 2 degree change in core temps.

Edited August 19, 2008 by Dalo Harkin

[sean2390]

That Scythe heatsink, looks like a hassle to get onto the board. cause I see no clips so am guessing that it would need to be screwed on! O.o I'll go for your choice in heatsink and that thermal paste. Can you tell me the best way of removing the existing paste off my CPU? I heard rubbing alcohol and some cotton buds are good but I never see any rubbing alcohol around. Another question aswell. I've got the 4800+ processor and was thinkin of going to the 6000+ processor. Would I be able to just swap the processors out since there in the same range or would I have to reinstall XP again?

[sean2390]

The strange beep stops now since ive disabled Smart Fan Control which varies the speed of the fan according to temperature. I am still going to change the fan/heatsink but if anyone has this trouble in the future disabled the smart fan control subdues the 2nd loader beep.

[maynardvdm]

Thanks for letting us know :)