beep from inside

[andyparks]

this has been happening for a few month every time i turned my acer ax3950 on after about 20-30 minutes a beep comes from the inside of the tower..the pc runs fine and shuts down in-seconds and cant figure out if thres a problem or its nothing to worrie about

 

[Dwarf]

Does it matter what you're doing on the computer at the time? It could well be an overheating issue. Remove the side cover of the case and ensure that all fans, especially those on the CPU and graphics card, are operating.

 

[andyparks]

it happens when im not doing any thing but the pc runs fine no over heating no warnings or any thing

 

[DavidE]

If temps are ok and the PC is clean from dust...
Run a memory test.
Look in event logs for a Windows error at the time of shut down.

 

[andyparks]

i will do if any thing comes up il report back... i bet its just me being paranoid

 

[DavidE]

If your PC is beeping and shutting down it's not paranoia.
There is a problem.

 

[andyparks]

its not beeping and shutting down sorry i worded it wrong in the first post the pc runs until i shut it down i just put it only takes seconds to shut down

 

[edwar]

Take a look through the BIOS setting for some type of Warning Message system. In that you may find the system is set to Beep at certain warnings. Look through those to attempt to determine which warning is causing the Beeps.

 

[Sir George]

this has been happening for a few month every time i turned my acer ax3950 on after about 20-30 minutes a beep comes from the inside of the tower..the pc runs fine and shuts down in-seconds and cant figure out if thres a problem or its nothing to worrie about

Visit the following site and check the "DOS Beep Chart" for possible causes;

http://acronymsonline.com/lists/beep_chart.asp

HTH

 

[Slartybart]

The beep is the warning.

Most reports around the web reference overheating / over clocking / dust. I had a similar "What is that beep" when I first got this machine. It happened occasionally, caused no harm, created no event entry, and it has since stopped.

It could be any hardware disk, memory, CPU - keep your fans clean, run a diagnostic on your temps (speedfan?), check your event logs, and keep an eye (ear?) on it. As you said, there doesn't seem to be any other noticeable problem - just that darn beep.

Sorry I couldn't be more help or specific. Good luck!

it happens when im not doing any thing but the pc runs fine no over heating no warnings or any thing

 

[x BlueRobot]

Have you ran any hardware diagnostic tests, as referenced by Slartybart?

Try running http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html

Hope this helps,

Harry

 

[andyparks]

Cleaned out the fans and reseated the ram and the beep has gone away for now thanks for all your help

 

[x BlueRobot]

Glad to know your problem has been solved