Random lockups with high pitch beeeep sound.

[Guest]

Hello,
I'm currently having problems with my pc locking up very randomly whether
playing games or just on the net. When this occurs, a high pitch beeeeeeee
sound is emitted through my speakers. I can't even ctrl-alt-del or anything
and have to reboot.

I have done full virus scans and found nothing, including any spyware. I
also have done disk defrag, etc...

I doubt it's an overheat issue as I have a small fan mounted on the side of
the tower case above the processor fan to assist with cooling, and a large
fan exhausting out the back. The case itself has a large grill on the side
for fresh air to circulate.

I should also point out that I had the same problem before I recently
installed the new soundcard, but without the high pitch beeeeee sound.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

PC Info:
AMD 64 Athlon 3000+ processor
1.5 Gb of ram ( 3 - 512mb PC3200 @400MHz)
Asus K8V-X motherboard
ATI Radeon X800 256MB video card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic soundcard
450W power supply
Windows XP Home

 

[Guest]

Hello,
I'm currently having problems with my pc locking up very randomly whether
playing games or just on the net. When this occurs, a high pitch beeeeeeee
sound is emitted through my speakers. I can't even ctrl-alt-del or anything
and have to reboot.

I have done full virus scans and found nothing, including any spyware. I
also have done disk defrag, etc...

I doubt it's an overheat issue as I have a small fan mounted on the side of
the tower case above the processor fan to assist with cooling, and a large
fan exhausting out the back. The case itself has a large grill on the side
for fresh air to circulate.

I should also point out that I had the same problem before I recently
installed the new soundcard, but without the high pitch beeeeee sound.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

PC Info:
AMD 64 Athlon 3000+ processor
1.5 Gb of ram ( 3 - 512mb PC3200 @400MHz)
Asus K8V-X motherboard
ATI Radeon X800 256MB video card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic soundcard
450W power supply
Windows XP Home

I think you've identified the source of the problem. I'd check for an
updated driver. Failing that, I'd call the sound card technical
support for guidance. Finally, I'd try another brand of sound card.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Hello,
I'm currently having problems with my pc locking up very randomly
whether playing games or just on the net. When this occurs, a high
pitch beeeeeeee sound is emitted through my speakers. I can't even
ctrl-alt-del or anything and have to reboot.

I have done full virus scans and found nothing, including any
spyware. I also have done disk defrag, etc...

I doubt it's an overheat issue as I have a small fan mounted on the
side of the tower case above the processor fan to assist with
cooling, and a large fan exhausting out the back. The case itself has
a large grill on the side for fresh air to circulate.

I should also point out that I had the same problem before I recently
installed the new soundcard, but without the high pitch beeeeee sound.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

PC Info:
AMD 64 Athlon 3000+ processor
1.5 Gb of ram ( 3 - 512mb PC3200 @400MHz)
Asus K8V-X motherboard
ATI Radeon X800 256MB video card
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic soundcard
450W power supply
Windows XP Home

Look in the BIOS and see if you have a warning set for temperatures. It
sounds like a over temp warning. Even though you have several fans one or
more may not be efficient enough. The system specs you posted will generate
a significant amount of heat, particularly when playing games. There are
many CPU heat sink/fans for AMD 64 CPUs that claim excellent cooling while
in reality are junk. Some of the "orb" fans fall into this category. I
recently replaced an orb type fan (not Themaltake) with a good, much less
expensive, standard type heatsink/fan and CPU temps dropped 10 degrees
Celsius. The customer was very surprised as they had been sold the expensive
"premium" fan as an upgrade when they purchased the system. It could also be
a poorly designed case or you may have modified the airflow by adding extra
fans. Sometimes adding a fan in the wrong place can actually raise
temperatures. In any case you should check the CPU temps after running the
computer for a while. This can be done by rebooting and entering the BIOS or
by software. Google for "monitor cpu temperature" to find lots of software.

Kerry