computer noise problem

[Eagle]

hi all! i need some help with my computer!

Problem:

since i have built my computer i have had this constant noise comming from it. its a beeping noice and when it starts beeping the beeps occur every 1 - 2 seconds. i was woundering if anyone nows what this might be?

i believe that it is an alarm for a tempreture settings either for my motherboard or for my graphics card. if so does anyone no how i can tell the tempreture of wither one of these?

i have a Gigabyte GA-7N400PRO2 nForce 2 8xAGP Ultra400 400 FSB DDR400 IEEE 1394 motherboard

and a Creative Labs 3d Blaster 5 128MB Fx5200 Ultra - Agp 8x Nvidia graphics card

[Craig100]

The temperature will be listed in the BIOS, this is usuall pretty acurate. On the cd that came with your motherboard there is a utility to tell your temperatures(can't remember the exact name)
Is the sound come from the speakers or the internal pc speaker?

[Cricket]

Go into BIOS and check to see what the CPU temp alarm is set to. Also check what temp your CPU is at and post back.

Cricket

[Eagle]

its comming from the internal speakers

ill check the CD and the BIOS settings

[Eagle]

just checked the BIOS settings and here is whats displyed:

CPU Warning temp: 60*C/140*F
CPU Fan Failure Warning: Enabled
System Fan Failure Warning: Disabled
Power fan Failure: Disabled
CPU Smart Fan: Enabled

[Craig100]

Ok, did you check the temperatures themselves. If the temperature is >60*C then an alarm will sound.
The temps will be under a menu such as PC health Status

[Eagle]

yer i did check the temp while i was in BIOS it was around the 60*c and when it went over the alarm was goin off

[Craig100]

What HeatSink Fan Have you got?
You need to check your cooling arrangments. Is the heatsink/fan properly installed? with thermal interface material between the processor and the heatsink(remember not too much as it will act as an insulator)

It may be Advisable for you to install a case fan also, what is the case temp did you note?

Edit: Could you also tell me which amd processor you are running

[Eagle]

i have a AMD Athlon XP 2700+ i have a case fan but i think i may get another one that is a bit more expensive as the one i have isnt kicking out much air at all

i didnt look at the case temp! ill look at that right away!

and as far as i no i did put on the processor fan properly but ill check again

[Cricket]

Sounds like the heatsink isn't installed properly. Make sure the recessed part of the heatsink if over the raised part of the socket. The metal clip should make contact with the heatsink directly over the CPU die. The heatsink should be sitting flat and level on the CPU die and nothing else should be touching the heatsink except the CPU die, those 4 round rubbery things at the corners of the CPU and the metal clip.

Cricket

[Craig100]

Ok, in that case, what model of HSF, have you got? and did you apply thermal paste? make sure the recessed part on the hsf goes over the stepping on the processor socket.

[Eagle]

im sure ive installed the processor fan properly! the best thing really to do is to take some pictures of it and post them here!

anything i got with the processor kit i installed (processor chip, fan, etc..) everything that came in the AMD box

also i couldnt find the option for the case temp!

[Craig100]

It Sounds like a retail version of the Processor you bought, meaning the fan should be more than adequate to cool the processor. if you post the photo's it may help us a bit. did you peel off the sticker which is on the underside of the heatsink to protect the thermal pad?
Edit: Also what speed is the fan running at? also available usually in the BIOS

[Eagle]

i wrote down the sppeds of the fans that they listed on BIOS
these are the readings that were on screen at the time! after i wrote them down they did change a bit

Current CPU: 4115 RPM
System: 2596 RPM
Power: 0 RPM

[Eagle]

time for me to sleep! ill check back 2mo and try and post some images!

[Cricket]

Originally posted by Eagle im sure ive installed the processor fan properly!

Those temps say otherwise. A 2700+ with the stock heatsink shouldn't even go over 50C if everything is installed properly. Something just isn't right about the way the heatsink is installed on your computer.

Did you remove the protective plastic covering from the thermal pad that's on the bottom of the heatsink?

What kind of room temperatures do you have? Is it pretty cold or pretty warm?

Cricket

[Eagle]

ill pos tthe pics up later 2nite! ive already taken them but i cant upload them as i dont have the proper computer around!

[Craig100]

The would be great Eagle

[Eagle]

if i was to start by putting another fan on the case would this help a bit?

if so what sort of speed should i look for? (not goin to expensive tho)

also with the beeping noise would it matter it the system was over clocked? it did start at 1.7Ghz but then i over clocked it to 2.16Ghz

[Craig100]

Yes, that is quite a big factor in this then, i would advise u to reduce the amount you are overclocking by. even set it back to normal/default, you don't want things heating up like that, your Heatsink/fan isn't capable of cooling it very adaquetly if it is reaching temperatures >60*c. So eaither get a more powerful Heatsink/fan or reduce the overclock/set back to default which for just now i would advise

[FLG]

For a 2700+ 2.16 Ghz is what its supposed to run at. Are you shure its a 2700+ and not a 2100+ which is supposed to run at 1.7ghz that is overclocked to 2.16ghz and the bios thinking its a 2700+ because of that?

If it is a 2100+ you would need better cooling then the stock HSF to OC it.

Check the box and make shure it is a 2700+ and not a 2100+

[Eagle]

i dont really want to set my overclocking back to default but i can buy a more powerful heatsink and case fan!

also im sure it is a 2700+

[Craig100]

Yea good point FLG. the 2700+ should run at 2.167Ghz, that is default.

Since it is running at default speed, you shouldn't have the need to get a new HSF!. I know your fed up hearing this, but r u sure u have installed it correctly? The reason being, if you installed the heatsink/fan that you got with the processor as a retail package(which you did) then no way should it be going >60*c. AMD supplies these because they r sought to be reliable fans, and more than adequate at the job.

Edit: Since you mention overclocking it in the first place, did you overclock it from 2.167Ghz to anything?

[FLG]

Your not Oc'ing it then because a stock 2700+ runs at 2.16. If it is a 2700+ then i agree with the other people here and you might want to check that the HSF is mounted properly.

Also what FSB do you have the 2700+ running at?

[Cricket]

The Athlon XP 2700+ stock speed is 2.16GHz. If it were running at 1.7GHz originally, you had the CPU underclocked. The 2700+ uses the 166MHz motherboard FSB speed. If you had the motherboard FSB set to 133MHz, that would have given you 1.73GHz. Your CPU is not overclocked right now.

Again, if the heatsink is installed properly you shouldn't see temps of 60C and up.

Cricket

[Eagle]

i just checked the BIOS and the FSB it set to 166mhz

[Craig100]

166mhz, is correct
166*2 = ~333Mhz, this is fine.
I asked this b4, did you remove the protective cover which is protecting the thermal pad, from the underside of the heatsink? You mentioned about photos, this may help us deduce weather u have installed the HSF correctly. it should be installed as described in the above guidelines.

[FLG]

Yes please post the pics, Either the HSF isnt mounted properly or you forgot to take off the protective film off the pad.

[Eagle]

just thought i would say this but i havent actually heard it go off 2day!

[Craig100]

by any chance did you reseat the heatsink?