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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: ribs on April 11, 2008, 04:19:00 AM

Title: a loud sound from computer went it starts
Post by: ribs on April 11, 2008, 04:19:00 AM

i had a motherboard die on me a few days ago i got a new one and installed it

when i started it for the first time a loud solid alarm sound comes from the cpu area though i have not pinpointed the source

anyone have ideas on what this could be?
new board is a EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 2.4 Intell due core 6600 cpu duel 8800gts

Title: Re: a loud sound from computer went it starts
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on April 11, 2008, 05:06:17 AM

What is the alarm sound? If it is a beep, how many beeps?

     http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

Title: Re: a loud sound from computer went it starts
Post by: ribs on April 11, 2008, 05:12:30 AM

one solid sound that stay on as long and computer is turned on