Beep codes when sys running - P4P800 SE

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My system is giving me two beeps while running (sounds like boop
beep), and I need to find out what this means. When I look at the Asus
Quick Setup Guide under Troubleshooting, all I can find is "High
frequency beeps when system is working means CPU is overheated".
However the Asus PC Probe utility says the CPU temp is 45C/113F which is
well below the default threshhold values of approx. 70C/155F. The MB is
34C/93F which again is well below the default threshhold. So I'm
wondering what ELSE this could mean. When I look at Device Manager,
everything appears normal, the only yellow flag is for my Microtek C6
parallel port scanner, which has always showed up that way for the 4
years I've had it.
For whatever it's worth, I've got an ATI Saphire Radeon 9200SE video
card, a WD 10000 RPM SATA boot drive C:, a Seagate SATA 7200 rpm D:
drive, a 3.2 GHz P4 Prescott CPU, 1 GB RAM, with Windows XP SP2 Home. I
get these two beep tones at about half hour intervals, so this thing is
trying to tell me SOMETHING - I just don't know WHAT! If anyone out
there can tell me what these beep codes mean, I'd sure appreciate it. TIA
 
Hula said:
My system is giving me two beeps while running (sounds like boop
beep), and I need to find out what this means. When I look at the Asus
Quick Setup Guide under Troubleshooting, all I can find is "High
frequency beeps when system is working means CPU is overheated". However
the Asus PC Probe utility says the CPU temp is 45C/113F which is well
below the default threshhold values of approx. 70C/155F. The MB is
34C/93F which again is well below the default threshhold. So I'm
wondering what ELSE this could mean. When I look at Device Manager,
everything appears normal, the only yellow flag is for my Microtek C6
parallel port scanner, which has always showed up that way for the 4
years I've had it.
For whatever it's worth, I've got an ATI Saphire Radeon 9200SE video
card, a WD 10000 RPM SATA boot drive C:, a Seagate SATA 7200 rpm D:
drive, a 3.2 GHz P4 Prescott CPU, 1 GB RAM, with Windows XP SP2 Home. I
get these two beep tones at about half hour intervals, so this thing is
trying to tell me SOMETHING - I just don't know WHAT! If anyone out
there can tell me what these beep codes mean, I'd sure appreciate it. TIA
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It sounds like the Asus Probe software, are you using this utility? If
so the thresholds may be set too low. I used to have this software but
found it very buggy. Sometime it would indicate that my cpu was at 180
degrees celcius. And I would get the same beeping sound,also if the
software is trying to pick up a fan or tem that isn't connected it will
beep as well.
Hope this helps.
 
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