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Computer Beeps and Movie Plays Sluggishly
Hello,
A few days ago, my computer froze up all of a sudden and I pressed the reset button to reset my computer. After going through the POST and screen was showing "Windows 98 is starting up", the computer started to issue a continuous beep, i.e., beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Uninterrupted, non-intermittent. There are two LED lights on my tower case, one indicating whether the computer is on, while the other indicating activities for the HD. When the computer is normal, the 'ON' light will stay on without blinking. However, it blinked when it was issuing that continuous beep during the "Windows 98 is starting up". And I thought the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen was on longer than normal, so without any other method to switch off the computer, I press the power button on the back of the tower case to turn off the computer. So sensing that something's wrong with the computer, I let it rest for a while, and then started it again. It seemed to be normal, without any beeping and the ON light stayed on. However, after letting the computer on for some time, I played some movie files with Realplayer. Unlike before, sometimes frames were skipped. So I tried to turn it off again, and turned it on. It again issued the beep during the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen. Let it rest a while, and turn it on again, and it's "normal" again. So what's wrong with my pc?? Can it be solved?? Thanks. Herbert |
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Computer Beeps and Movie Plays Sluggishly
Check the web for BIOS beep codes although it would appear that you are =
at the stage where the BIOS has handed operations over to Windows. Check to see if it happens in Safe Mode. Boot to Safe Mode several = times. Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q188867 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q192926 --=20 Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. "Herbert Chan" wrote in message = ... Hello, =20 A few days ago, my computer froze up all of a sudden and I pressed the = reset button to reset my computer. After going through the POST and screen = was showing "Windows 98 is starting up", the computer started to issue a continuous beep, i.e., beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Uninterrupted, non-intermittent. =20 There are two LED lights on my tower case, one indicating whether the computer is on, while the other indicating activities for the HD. When = the computer is normal, the 'ON' light will stay on without blinking. = However, it blinked when it was issuing that continuous beep during the = "Windows 98 is starting up". And I thought the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen = was on longer than normal, so without any other method to switch off the computer, I press the power button on the back of the tower case to = turn off the computer. =20 So sensing that something's wrong with the computer, I let it rest for = a while, and then started it again. It seemed to be normal, without any beeping and the ON light stayed on. =20 However, after letting the computer on for some time, I played some = movie files with Realplayer. Unlike before, sometimes frames were skipped. = So I tried to turn it off again, and turned it on. It again issued the beep during the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen. Let it rest a while, = and turn it on again, and it's "normal" again. =20 So what's wrong with my pc?? Can it be solved?? =20 Thanks. =20 Herbert =20 |
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Herbert Chan wrote in message ... Hello, A few days ago, my computer froze up all of a sudden and I pressed the reset button to reset my computer. After going through the POST and screen was showing "Windows 98 is starting up", the computer started to issue a continuous beep, i.e., beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Uninterrupted, non-intermittent. That's the heat alarm. Your CPU is frying itself to death. Check the CPU fan and the case fan(s). |
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Actually there is also this message which has been there for like almost a
year already: Hardware monitor found an error. Enter power setup menu. And inside, I found that the -12V voltage was 0.00V and it was red. And I actually didn't check it for most of the time, as I can continue with the bootup process by pressing del, and I could get by with everything that I have been doing. I also noticed that if I was doing some activities that involve intensive HD operations, like downloading some large files for a few hours on end, or watching a movie, and if I thought the performance of the pc was too sluggish and I restarted it, it would beep. It seems that if the computer has been turned off for a long time, say 7 or 8 hours for a night's sleep, before it's turned back on, I won't have that problem. If it's indeed the problem with the CPU and the cooling fan, what should I do? Hope someone here can tell me what I should do to prevent, or at least minimize the number of occurrences of, that problem. Thanks. Herbert "PCR" ¦b¶l¥ó ¤¤¼¶¼g... I guess Candlin knows what sitting in a frying pan sounds like. Still... http://sysopt.earthweb.com/biosbmc.html BIOS beeps http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html http://www.comptechdoc.org/hardware/beepcodes/1.htm http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm http://www.tcwo.com/support/new/beeps.htm BIOS beeps http://www.bioscentral.com/ BIOS Central http://www.extremetech.com/article/0...%3D1614,00.asp BIOS Info http://www.itcp.net/~awsh/ BIOS & hardware Optimization Guide ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/ctbios15.zip ctbios Identify BIOS http://www.cgsecurity.org/ BIOS manipulator, Password recoverer -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... | Hello, | | A few days ago, my computer froze up all of a sudden and I pressed the reset | button to reset my computer. After going through the POST and screen was | showing "Windows 98 is starting up", the computer started to issue a | continuous beep, i.e., beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Uninterrupted, | non-intermittent. | | There are two LED lights on my tower case, one indicating whether the | computer is on, while the other indicating activities for the HD. When the | computer is normal, the 'ON' light will stay on without blinking. However, | it blinked when it was issuing that continuous beep during the "Windows 98 | is starting up". And I thought the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen was | on longer than normal, so without any other method to switch off the | computer, I press the power button on the back of the tower case to turn off | the computer. | | So sensing that something's wrong with the computer, I let it rest for a | while, and then started it again. It seemed to be normal, without any | beeping and the ON light stayed on. | | However, after letting the computer on for some time, I played some movie | files with Realplayer. Unlike before, sometimes frames were skipped. So I | tried to turn it off again, and turned it on. It again issued the beep | during the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen. Let it rest a while, and turn | it on again, and it's "normal" again. | | So what's wrong with my pc?? Can it be solved?? | | Thanks. | | Herbert | | |
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Herbert Chan wrote in message ... Actually there is also this message which has been there for like almost a year already: Hardware monitor found an error. Enter power setup menu. And inside, I found that the -12V voltage was 0.00V and it was red. I am curious as to why you didn't mention this up front. If it's indeed the problem with the CPU and the cooling fan, what should I do? I said that that was the problem because it was the most likely scenario, given the absence of any other clues. Hope someone here can tell me what I should do to prevent, or at least minimize the number of occurrences of, that problem. Replace the power supply unit. I would also buy a new hard drive and back up your data, just in case you have damaged your hard drive by running with a faulty PSU. I would also recommend that you not ignore serious issues. |
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I really don't know what to make of it. My BIOS doesn't have all those
things. I might guess the continuous beep is something new (perhaps overheating as Candlin first said), if this monitor message was present for a year without a beep. However, it could well be, as Candlin now says, a power supply problem that took a year to get noisy. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... | Actually there is also this message which has been there for like almost a | year already: | | Hardware monitor found an error. Enter power setup menu. | | And inside, I found that the -12V voltage was 0.00V and it was red. | | And I actually didn't check it for most of the time, as I can continue with | the bootup process by pressing del, and I could get by with everything that | I have been doing. | | I also noticed that if I was doing some activities that involve intensive HD | operations, like downloading some large files for a few hours on end, or | watching a movie, and if I thought the performance of the pc was too | sluggish and I restarted it, it would beep. It seems that if the computer | has been turned off for a long time, say 7 or 8 hours for a night's sleep, | before it's turned back on, I won't have that problem. | | If it's indeed the problem with the CPU and the cooling fan, what should I | do? | | Hope someone here can tell me what I should do to prevent, or at least | minimize the number of occurrences of, that problem. | | Thanks. | | Herbert | | "PCR" ¦b¶l¥ó | ¤¤¼¶¼g... | I guess Candlin knows what sitting in a frying pan sounds like. Still... | | http://sysopt.earthweb.com/biosbmc.html BIOS beeps | http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html | http://www.comptechdoc.org/hardware/beepcodes/1.htm | http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm | http://www.tcwo.com/support/new/beeps.htm BIOS beeps | http://www.bioscentral.com/ BIOS Central | http://www.extremetech.com/article/0...%3D1614,00.asp | BIOS Info | http://www.itcp.net/~awsh/ BIOS & hardware Optimization Guide | ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/ctbios15.zip ctbios Identify BIOS | http://www.cgsecurity.org/ BIOS manipulator, Password recoverer | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "Herbert Chan" wrote in message | ... | | Hello, | | | | A few days ago, my computer froze up all of a sudden and I pressed the | reset | | button to reset my computer. After going through the POST and screen | was | | showing "Windows 98 is starting up", the computer started to issue a | | continuous beep, i.e., beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Uninterrupted, | | non-intermittent. | | | | There are two LED lights on my tower case, one indicating whether the | | computer is on, while the other indicating activities for the HD. When | the | | computer is normal, the 'ON' light will stay on without blinking. | However, | | it blinked when it was issuing that continuous beep during the | "Windows 98 | | is starting up". And I thought the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen | was | | on longer than normal, so without any other method to switch off the | | computer, I press the power button on the back of the tower case to | turn off | | the computer. | | | | So sensing that something's wrong with the computer, I let it rest for | a | | while, and then started it again. It seemed to be normal, without any | | beeping and the ON light stayed on. | | | | However, after letting the computer on for some time, I played some | movie | | files with Realplayer. Unlike before, sometimes frames were skipped. | So I | | tried to turn it off again, and turned it on. It again issued the beep | | during the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen. Let it rest a while, | and turn | | it on again, and it's "normal" again. | | | | So what's wrong with my pc?? Can it be solved?? | | | | Thanks. | | | | Herbert | | | | | | | | |
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It is as Mostly Me (MM) said, that some BIOS like yours/mine as too
decrepit to say much. Doesn't mean you have no fan. (1) Try those sites I posted, to see what that continuous beep means. (2) Candlin seems knowledgeable about it. (3) Do you have a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) connected? Well, that too can beep. (4) Software can do it. BootIt NG will do something like that, if it is installed & not registered within 30 days. I've never replaced a fan. I guess you can try it. It wasn't as tough as I thought to replace a hard drive, but I did have instructions. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Herbert Chan" wrote in message ... | I've checked the BIOS hardware setup and all the fans (CPU, MB and Chassis) | are unavailable. Does that mean that I actually do not have any fans? I now | kind of think that the beep is caused by overheating of the CPU. | | I'm going to open the case later to have a look. If I indeed have no fan at | all, are there still CPU fans around for Intel 733MHz CPU? My MB is Asus | CUSL2. I thought my pc was bought in 1999. Do I need a MB fan and a chassis | fan as well? Is it very complicated to install a fan? Do I need to check | what kind of PSU I've got? I've installed sound card and tv tuner card | myself before, but I haven't really touched anything with the RAM or the CPU | before. | | Herbert | | "PCR" ¦b¶l¥ó | ¤¤¼¶¼g... | I really don't know what to make of it. My BIOS doesn't have all those | things. I might guess the continuous beep is something new (perhaps | overheating as Candlin first said), if this monitor message was present | for a year without a beep. However, it could well be, as Candlin now | says, a power supply problem that took a year to get noisy. | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "Herbert Chan" wrote in message | ... | | Actually there is also this message which has been there for like | almost a | | year already: | | | | Hardware monitor found an error. Enter power setup menu. | | | | And inside, I found that the -12V voltage was 0.00V and it was red. | | | | And I actually didn't check it for most of the time, as I can continue | with | | the bootup process by pressing del, and I could get by with everything | that | | I have been doing. | | | | I also noticed that if I was doing some activities that involve | intensive HD | | operations, like downloading some large files for a few hours on end, | or | | watching a movie, and if I thought the performance of the pc was too | | sluggish and I restarted it, it would beep. It seems that if the | computer | | has been turned off for a long time, say 7 or 8 hours for a night's | sleep, | | before it's turned back on, I won't have that problem. | | | | If it's indeed the problem with the CPU and the cooling fan, what | should I | | do? | | | | Hope someone here can tell me what I should do to prevent, or at least | | minimize the number of occurrences of, that problem. | | | | Thanks. | | | | Herbert | | | | "PCR" ¦b¶l¥ó | | | ¤¤¼¶¼g... | | I guess Candlin knows what sitting in a frying pan sounds like. | Still... | | | | http://sysopt.earthweb.com/biosbmc.html BIOS beeps | | http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html | | http://www.comptechdoc.org/hardware/beepcodes/1.htm | | http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm | | http://www.tcwo.com/support/new/beeps.htm BIOS beeps | | http://www.bioscentral.com/ BIOS Central | | http://www.extremetech.com/article/0...%3D1614,00.asp | | BIOS Info | | http://www.itcp.net/~awsh/ BIOS & hardware Optimization Guide | | ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/ctbios15.zip ctbios Identify BIOS | | http://www.cgsecurity.org/ BIOS manipulator, Password recoverer | | | | | | -- | | Thanks or Good Luck, | | There may be humor in this post, and, | | Naturally, you will not sue, | | should things get worse after this, | | PCR | | | | "Herbert Chan" wrote in message | | ... | | | Hello, | | | | | | A few days ago, my computer froze up all of a sudden and I pressed | the | | reset | | | button to reset my computer. After going through the POST and | screen | | was | | | showing "Windows 98 is starting up", the computer started to issue | a | | | continuous beep, i.e., beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Uninterrupted, | | | non-intermittent. | | | | | | There are two LED lights on my tower case, one indicating whether | the | | | computer is on, while the other indicating activities for the HD. | When | | the | | | computer is normal, the 'ON' light will stay on without blinking. | | However, | | | it blinked when it was issuing that continuous beep during the | | "Windows 98 | | | is starting up". And I thought the "Windows 98 is starting up" | screen | | was | | | on longer than normal, so without any other method to switch off | the | | | computer, I press the power button on the back of the tower case | to | | turn off | | | the computer. | | | | | | So sensing that something's wrong with the computer, I let it rest | for | | a | | | while, and then started it again. It seemed to be normal, without | any | | | beeping and the ON light stayed on. | | | | | | However, after letting the computer on for some time, I played | some | | movie | | | files with Realplayer. Unlike before, sometimes frames were | skipped. | | So I | | | tried to turn it off again, and turned it on. It again issued the | beep | | | during the "Windows 98 is starting up" screen. Let it rest a | while, | | and turn | | | it on again, and it's "normal" again. | | | | | | So what's wrong with my pc?? Can it be solved?? | | | | | | Thanks. | | | | | | Herbert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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