My computer Beeps and Freezes

[Daniel Tan]

Hi I am running Windows Xp Pro Sp1 and very recently started getting beeps from deep inside the computer.  It seemes it all started when I installed this program called WebZip 6 .  It would beep then a few seconds later Windows would freeze, not even the mouse cursor or anything would work.

the program that seem to excite this the most is Winzip8 every time I press "extract" the beeping starts and the com hangs. It also occurs other times but at a random basis, even when the computer is idle.

I have scanned many times but there is no virus.
I installed Windows XP pro again on another drive and as soon as I used Winzip the beeps came back!!

Any help is really appreciated.

[merlin]

how many beeps could it be ram graphics card?

[Daniel Tan]

Checked the fan on my graphics card, seems to be running ok. Ram I don't know how to check. Initially It beeps about once a minute, now just one beep and the thing freezes. But only in Windows.

[merlin]

try this >http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

[Daniel Tan]

Found that the beeping was from the hard drive. called seagate and they said it was a mechanical fault didn't know those things could beep... Thanks anyway for your help

[merlin]

to test your h/d there is this >http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools  and also this >http://www.drivehealth.com/