Alarm sounding at start up

[sunneysideup]

Hi,
Each morning when I start the computer an irritating alarm sound starts,
regardless of whether the speakers are on or not. This sound may stop after
a few minutes but has also continued for hours. I have no idea what is
causing it or how to stop it - would really appreciate any help.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

That is a motherboard alarm, and it indicates a serious problem. Usually a
long steady alarm indicates a failure of the cpu fan and overheating
condition. Check your motherboard manual for details.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"sunneysideup" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> Each morning when I start the computer an irritating alarm sound starts,
> regardless of whether the speakers are on or not. This sound may stop
> after
> a few minutes but has also continued for hours. I have no idea what is
> causing it or how to stop it - would really appreciate any help.

[sunneysideup]

Thank you for that I'll check it out.


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> That is a motherboard alarm, and it indicates a serious problem. Usually a
> long steady alarm indicates a failure of the cpu fan and overheating
> condition. Check your motherboard manual for details.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "sunneysideup" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> > Each morning when I start the computer an irritating alarm sound starts,
> > regardless of whether the speakers are on or not. This sound may stop
> > after
> > a few minutes but has also continued for hours. I have no idea what is
> > causing it or how to stop it - would really appreciate any help.
>
>
>