No beep, but starts up correctly (I think)

[Doghouse]

I recently built my own computer for the first time (a graphics card update snowballed into a new machine), and it seems to have gone well except that when I start up there is no beep.  Everything seems to start up and function normally other than that.  I think I got a beep the first time or two I started up, but then it stopped.  I think it stopped after installing the OS (first XP Pro, then the upgrade to Vista Ultimate), though I can't say for sure.

Is it a problem that there is no beep?  Is there something (setting or hardware, etc.) that I should check?  Again, at this point I can't find anything that isn't recognized or isn't functioning correctly.  I'm just not getting that beep that I have come to expect.

OS: Vista Ultimate
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q
RAM: 4 GB (Yes, I know it doesn't recognize all of it.)
PSU: 500 W
Graphics: Palit nVidia GeForce 8800GT 1 GB Sonic

Thanks.

[DeathV]

To my guess... the beep was there only in the beginning because it was probably installing the drives and new software and stuff.
It's just a beep anyway.
If your computer runs perfectly fine then who needs that beep?
Beep or no beep, computer runs and that's all you basically need. What you gonna do with that beep lol. Beep omg it's a bomb it's a bomb.
Alright sorry, but that's all I got.

[drmsucks]

I assume that the system is working okay. The beep, or 'no beep,' comes from the BIOS.  See which BIOS you have and check their site for beep codes, or try your motherboard maker's site.

It looks to me as if you have an AMI BIOS, in which case beeps are for errors only: http://www.ami.com/support/bios.cfm, click on first link.

Best of luck with your new system!

[Doghouse]

Thanks for the replies.

It is AMI, so I guess no beep is a good thing!

>Best of luck with your new system!

I can play games with settings on high now...uh, I mean, I can get work done a lot faster now! 

[JJ 3000]

Check you motherboard book, and see if you have the internal speaker connected properly. You may just need to move it over one or two pins.

As always, make sure you are grounded before touching any internal components.