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constant beep help!!!
hello ive got a strange problem with my dimension 8400.whenever i play a game it starts beeping after about 5 minutes and continues to beep in 3 second intervals.whenever i restart the game back to the main menu it stops.
ive tried new gfx drivers and ive run a full diagnostics test with no errors.all the fans are running fine and the fan on my x800xt is in good working order aswell.
please help
many thanks
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Posted April 19th, 2006 20:00
yeahit does it on 2 different games401
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Posted April 19th, 2006 21:00
nothing at all.everything seems to be running fine no dodgy lights or anything.im convinced there is no problem hardware wise.is there any way i can disable the speaker on the motherboard its driving me crazy??401
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Posted April 19th, 2006 21:00
Are you getting any error messages?401
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Posted April 19th, 2006 21:00
Not that I know of, but try going to this: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/adtshoot.htm
It has some beep codes.
401
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Posted April 19th, 2006 22:00
ive been using omega drivers not official ati drivers.can you recommend some decent ati drivers?thanks401
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Posted April 19th, 2006 22:00
Open the XP Event Viewer and click System at left. Look in right pane for "Warning" or "Error" messages around date/time the system starts beeping. Double-click each one and see if there's any useful info about the problem. If there's a link, log onto the web and then click the link to see if there's anything helpful in the Microsoft knowledge base. Then click Applications in left pane and do the same thing.
Ron
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Posted April 19th, 2006 22:00
What you are describing is videocard overheating due to squirely drivers from ATI that do not initiate fan speeds properly. Do a Google searh for ATITool which allows you to manage fan speeds at certain temps to cure this well documented issue with ATI driver.
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Posted April 21st, 2006 17:00
"system is forced to be shutdown because graphic card in unexpected high temperature"thats the error im getting in the event viewer log!!i really hope my card isnt on its way out ,can anybody help?thanks87
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Posted April 21st, 2006 18:00
OK, so now you know the cause of the problem. Things to check:
.Make sure all fans, including on video card (if it has one) are working.
.If tower is in enclosed cabinet, remove it and/or increase airflow around the 8400.
.Open front flap on tower to increase air flow into case.
.Open case and clean out dust bunnies hiding there with canned air. Unplug PC from the mains first and take precautions against static electricity. Don't use household vac because they tend to generate static electricity.
.Can you add a case fan? I think Dell had some 8400s with an extra case fan so talk to their Spare Parts group.
.If you have open PCI slot, add PCI fan card in slot next to video card
.Remove unnecessary PCI cards like internal modem and use USB modem.
.And of course, video card could just be sick/dying :(
RonMessage Edited by RoHe on 04-21-200601:02 PM
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Posted April 19th, 2006 20:00