as title.... my computer occasionally makes annoying "beep" sounds... it beeps every minute or every few minutes...
i couldn't find the source of the problem... this is a fairly new computer (bought 2007 sept).
any idea why it is beeping? does it happen to your computer too?
well Phillip, to be more specific, it is a short single beep. the beeping noises are not systematic. It beeps randomly. Sometimes it beeps twice in one minute, sometimes it is fairly quiet for the whole half-hour.
i checked the motherboard, the fan on the motherboard is dusty... is this the source of the problem?
When the computer produces beep code, that mean something is wrong. Can you be more specific what type of beep is that? Is there a pattern, like 2 long 1 short etc? See if you can duplicate the problem with different type of software. The easiest way is to load up BIOS and let the machine sit there. If the beep can be duplicate in BIOS, there is hardware failure.
Most beep code cover things from CPU, RAM, Power, motherboard.
RayRay: HP and Dell engineer their system to be as quiet as possible, so they use BTX board and 90-120mm exhaust fan + wind-tunnel instead of the standard HSF that comes with the CPUs. Larger fan with slower speed mean larger air flow area, thus system is running quieter and cooler.
It's not that expensive to buy a new Intel HSF for Celeron.
My computer is dumb for the first hour but once the CPU fan turnned for over an hour, the "wind" noise comes up too. I talked the "pro", and the following is the whole story :
R: I have no complaint for my 2 years old computer, recent my fan is so noise
after working for an hour. Then I left my computer with the "pro". I came
back the other day to understand the status.
P : You got a Celeron CPU with cooling fan. You computer is fine except tonnes
of dust cover-up the cooling fin. We only charge you min labour fee.
R: I have another computer DELL for 2.5 years, and why it is so good ?
P: Beacuse DELL install an weak fan with large colling fan and this one small
cooling fin with POWERFUL cooling fan.
R: Have you clean up the dust for me ?
P : No, because it is separate charge and believe you do not want to pay.
R: paid and took the computer back home. On the way, I practice "****" for X 1,000,000 ( minus 999,995 times)
I open the machine and use the brush and vaccum to remove the clog, but the macine still sound noise. I guess the bushing/bearing of the fan already worn out and no way to retify the problem except replacement.
發表於 2008-6-1 19:40
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