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    Re: Unusual beep code
    « Reply #15 on: August 26, 2005, 04:42:48 PM »
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    Run a test on your ram overnight.


    What utility do you guys use to do this?
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      Re: Unusual beep code
      « Reply #16 on: August 26, 2005, 04:53:44 PM »
      Memtest http://www.memtest.org/
      Microsoft (untried by me) http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

      To cut through the jargon...
      Download to your computer, put in a floppy, dclick the downloaded file to create the floppy, boot to the floppy and let it rip.
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      Re: Unusual beep code
      « Reply #17 on: August 26, 2005, 06:01:51 PM »
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      What utility do you guys use to do this?


      Microsoft Memory Diagnostic.
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        Re: Unusual beep code
        « Reply #18 on: August 27, 2005, 01:38:59 AM »
        Thanks for the suggestions, guys. And for the instructions, Fed. Well, the memory checks out. And the video card is properly seated, the case is free of dust, the temperature is good, and Spyware and virus scans come up empty.

        Is there anything I've missed?
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          Re: Unusual beep code
          « Reply #19 on: August 27, 2005, 01:50:48 AM »
          Reinstall your mobo drivers then update & install your video & sound drivers.  ;)
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            Re: Unusual beep code
            « Reply #20 on: August 27, 2005, 01:59:12 AM »
            Turn off 'Auto reboot' on System Failure.

            Swap the keyboard & mouse back to standard plugin ones.
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              Re: Unusual beep code
              « Reply #21 on: August 27, 2005, 02:07:54 AM »
              I'll do all those things, Fed.

              In looking at another thread here by someone who was having a similar problem, the suggestion was made to run the system in safe mode to see if the video driver was to blame. Today I downloaded a game that I can't play for more than about two minutes before completely freezing my system, so I just tried running it under safe mode. The game crashed, but this time I received a readble error message. This may be totally unrelated, but I'll give it a shot. Here's the message:

              Exception: Access Violation (code 0xc0000005) at address 0049675A in thread 348
              Module: Heavy Weapon Deluxe.exe
              Logical Address: 0001:0009575A

              0012EA2C 0049675A 0001:0009575A Heavy Weapon Deluxe.exe
              Params: 000000AF 0012EA54 00000800 0012F2E4

              0012F334 004AE9AA 0001:000AD9AA Heavy Weapon Deluxe.exe
              Params: 0012F8B0 0012F868 77E93120 0012F8B0

              0012F340 004AF11E 0001:000AE11E Heavy Weapon Deluxe.exe
              Params: 0012F8B0 C0000005 01F51E90 00000000

              0012F868 77E93120 UnhandledExceptionFilter+60
              Params: 0012F8B0 00547120 00000000 0012FFB0

              0012F884 00506585 0001:00105585 Heavy Weapon Deluxe.exe
              Params: 00000000 0012F8B0 0050B8F7 0012F8B8

              0012FFC0 004FC388 0001:000FB388 Heavy Weapon Deluxe.exe
              Params: 70A71A29 80000002 7FFDF000 F7FEECF0

              00120834 77E814C7 GetCurrentDirectoryW+44
              Params: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000

              StackWalk failed (error 0)

              EAX:00000049 EBX:00000000 ECX:0012F328 EDX:0AAF0003 ESI:00000000 EDI:000000AF
              EIP:0049675A ESP:0012EA00  EBP:0012EA2C
              CS:001B SS:0023 DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
              Flags:00010202

              Windows Ver: NT 5.1 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
              DDraw Ver: 5.3.0000001.0904
              DSound Ver: 5.3.0000001.0904

              Product: HeavyWeapon
              Version: 1.0
              Time Loaded: 00:06:30
              Fullscreen: Yes
              Primary ThreadId: 348
              Times Played: 0

              I ran a Google search on Unhandled Exception and Stackwalk Failed, but the explanations were a little vague to me.
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              Re: Unusual beep code
              « Reply #22 on: August 27, 2005, 07:02:08 AM »
              Does your videocard become very hot?

              What are your case temperatures?
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                Re: Unusual beep code
                « Reply #23 on: August 27, 2005, 11:28:07 AM »
                Everest shows me four temperatures:

                CPU  47c
                Motherboard  24c
                HDD 1  35c
                HDD 2  33c
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                Re: Unusual beep code
                « Reply #24 on: August 27, 2005, 01:51:04 PM »
                These are rather decent temperatures. You should test another graphics card in this computer. What type is installed now?
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                  Re: Unusual beep code
                  « Reply #25 on: August 27, 2005, 02:41:11 PM »
                  How ya doin' Rap?

                  Radeon 9550, about a week old. But part of the reason I got it was because I've had this problem for awhile, and I was guessing the video card was the culprit.
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                  Re: Unusual beep code
                  « Reply #26 on: August 27, 2005, 04:22:58 PM »
                  So the problem was there before you added the videocard? That pretty much eliminates the videocard, then.

                  Is your AGP slot set to a frequency of more than 66Mhz?
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                    Re: Unusual beep code
                    « Reply #27 on: August 27, 2005, 07:30:18 PM »
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                    Is your AGP slot set to a frequency of more than 66Mhz?

                    I don't think so. BIOS settings are 8x and AUTO.

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                    clear the bios..........

                    Will do.
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                      Re: Unusual beep code
                      « Reply #28 on: August 29, 2005, 08:19:54 AM »
                      The problem has become more frequent in recent days. What do you think the odds may be that reinstalling the OS might alleviate the problem?
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                      Re: Unusual beep code
                      « Reply #29 on: August 29, 2005, 10:40:50 AM »
                      It happens during POST, not when Windows loads, does it?
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