Continuous beep whilst running

[Jezzer]

Hi,

My GF has a GA-MA69GM with 4 x 1Gb RAM, XP SP3 and Athlon 5000+. Also onboard video and sound.

Sometimes, whilst playing a particular game, the mobo starts to beep in a continuous, steady tone for increasingly long periods until it becomes constant. When she closes the game down the beep stops. (This also used to happen during another game of the same genre)

I read somewhere that this 'beep code' could mean improperly seated RAM. If this were the case then why only during these two games?

Any ideas?

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

I would say the most likely thing is that it is an alarm probably to do with CPU overheating but it could be one of the other components getting too hot.

[Jezzer]

Thanks for the reply, Dark Mantis.

I am surprised by your comments. Are you guessing? I mean no disrespect as I appreciate your help.

Is there not a list of Gigabyte beep codes. It seems that if such a list exists Gigabyte are keeping it close to thier corporate chests. I had hoped that someone here could give a definitive answer. BIOS Central seemed to think the beep that I am experiencing is memory based.

I will look into your suggestion though. Thanks again.

[absic]

Hi there,

Like DM I would also think that this is a warning alarm, especially as it only seems to kick in when you are playing certain games. Easiest way to check for this is to go into BIOS and under the heading PC Health Status, check to see if the warning alarms for System Warning Temperature or CPU Warning Temperature are enabled. If these are disabled, are you running any software programs such as EasyTune? If yes, then check the alarm settings for overheating in these.

The only "Beep Codes" given by Gigabyte are for the BIOS during the initial POST sequence and these are not usually relevant once you are running in the Operating System environment. If, for example, the RAM was not seated properly then your PC probably wouldn't even start.

[Dark Mantis]

As absic has already pointed out the beep codes you are referring to are purely during the POST sequence and once complete they won't come into play.I am almost sure that what you are hearing is a motherboard alarm and from your description it is most likely the CPU heat one.

[Jezzer]

Aah yes of course. Fair point about the POST codes. I have an Arctic Freezer Pro which we could try. If I can persuade her. I will let you know how it goes.

I am about to create another thread about a memory issue which got me thinking about memory.

Any more ideas always welcome.

[Dark Mantis]

An easier way to test would be just to go into the BIOS and alter the level at which the alarm activates. eg if it is set to 60C up it to 75C and then F10 to save and exit.