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Old 11-23-2005, 09:52 AM
Bryan Lee
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Default System Freezes with High-Pitched noise from Speakers

Please help,

When I play any game that draws on the CPU and RAM (i.e.: Rome: Total War,
Silent Hunter III) the game freezes after 15 minutes of gameplay and I'm
forced to reboot because the system freezes and a high-pitched noise blares
out of my speakers?. But when I play games that doesn't draw too much
horsepower (NASCAR Racing 2003 Season) the system runs fine without issues.


I've tried everything:

1. Checked for virus', none found
2. Uninstalled drivers for Sound Blaster Audigy 2, NVidia GeForce FX 5700
and re-installed them again; still a no go.
3. Ran Everest Home Edition for temerature checks; all in the normal range
4. Checked the heatsink, CPU fan, power supply fan and all case fans for
dirt and debris; all clean and in working order.
5. Uninstalled all games, defragmented the hard drive, performed a scan disk
and re-installed the a fresh copy of all problematic software; still a no go

Is it a memory issue? Power Supply? CPU going bad? Or perhaps the sound card
because of the noise?

Please, someone help me narrow it down because I've invested a lot of time
and money to build this system.

System Specs:

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904
(DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name LEEFAMILYCOMP (The
Lee Family System)
User Name Bryan Lee

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200
MHz (11 x 200) 3200+
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-K8NS (5
PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 250,
AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR
SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular
(08/03/04)
Communication Port Communications Port
(COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port
(COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX
5700VE (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX
5700VE
Monitor Plug and Play
Monitor [NoDB] (1322911)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative SB0240
Audigy 2 Platinum Sound Card
Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2-S -
Audio Codec Interface

Storage:
IDE Controller NVIDIA CK8S Parallel
ATA Controller (v2.5)
IDE Controller NVIDIA CK8S Serial
ATA Controller (v2.5)
SCSI/RAID Controller NVIDIA NForce(tm)
ATA RAID Class Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD400BB-00CLB0
(37 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST RW/DVD
GCC-4320B (DVD:16x, CD:32x/10x/40x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 38154 MB (11386 MB
free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Logitech
HID-Compliant Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse Microsoft USB
Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
Game Controller Microsoft
PC-joystick driver
Game Controller Microsoft
PC-joystick driver

Network:
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce
Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport (70.255.232.96)

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI
USB 1.1 Controller
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI
USB 1.1 Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - EHCI
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device Logitech Cordless
Dual USB Mouse & iTouch Keys
USB Device Logitech Cordless
USB Keyboard
USB Device Logitech MOMO Racing
USB
USB Device Nostromo n52 HID
SpeedPad 2.0 Mouse Wheel
USB Device Nostromo n52 HID
SpeedPad 2.0
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface
Device

Monitor CTXC502: Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB]



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Old 11-23-2005, 07:50 PM
Jimmy S.
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Default Re: System Freezes with High-Pitched noise from Speakers

Hi Bryan Lee,

Did you turn off your speakers to make sure that the noise is not
coming from inside the case? I believe your CPU is overheating,
regardless of what Everest Home Edition is reporting.

Check if Giga-Byte has a motherboard monitor download here:
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...adCenter_1.htm

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
__________________________________________________ _______


Bryan Lee Wrote:
=================
:: Please help,
::
:: When I play any game that draws on the CPU and RAM (i.e.: Rome: Total War,
:: Silent Hunter III) the game freezes after 15 minutes of gameplay and I'm
:: forced to reboot because the system freezes and a high-pitched noise blares
:: out of my speakers?. But when I play games that doesn't draw too much
:: horsepower (NASCAR Racing 2003 Season) the system runs fine without issues.
::
::
:: I've tried everything:
::
:: 1. Checked for virus', none found
:: 2. Uninstalled drivers for Sound Blaster Audigy 2, NVidia GeForce FX 5700
:: and re-installed them again; still a no go.
:: 3. Ran Everest Home Edition for temerature checks; all in the normal range
:: 4. Checked the heatsink, CPU fan, power supply fan and all case fans for
:: dirt and debris; all clean and in working order.
:: 5. Uninstalled all games, defragmented the hard drive, performed a scan disk
:: and re-installed the a fresh copy of all problematic software; still a no go
::
:: Is it a memory issue? Power Supply? CPU going bad? Or perhaps the sound card
:: because of the noise?
::
:: Please, someone help me narrow it down because I've invested a lot of time
:: and money to build this system.
::
:: System Specs:
::
:: Computer:
:: Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
:: Professional
:: OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
:: DirectX 4.09.00.0904
:: (DirectX 9.0c)
:: Computer Name LEEFAMILYCOMP (The
:: Lee Family System)
:: User Name Bryan Lee
::
:: Motherboard:
:: CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200
:: MHz (11 x 200) 3200+
:: Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-K8NS (5
:: PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
:: Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 250,
:: AMD Hammer
:: System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR
:: SDRAM)
:: BIOS Type Award Modular
:: (08/03/04)
:: Communication Port Communications Port
:: (COM1)
:: Communication Port Communications Port
:: (COM2)
:: Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
::
:: Display:
:: Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX
:: 5700VE (256 MB)
:: 3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX
:: 5700VE
:: Monitor Plug and Play
:: Monitor [NoDB] (1322911)
::
:: Multimedia:
:: Audio Adapter Creative SB0240
:: Audigy 2 Platinum Sound Card
:: Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2-S -
:: Audio Codec Interface
::
:: Storage:
:: IDE Controller NVIDIA CK8S Parallel
:: ATA Controller (v2.5)
:: IDE Controller NVIDIA CK8S Serial
:: ATA Controller (v2.5)
:: SCSI/RAID Controller NVIDIA NForce(tm)
:: ATA RAID Class Controller
:: Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
:: Disk Drive WDC WD400BB-00CLB0
:: (37 GB, IDE)
:: Optical Drive HL-DT-ST RW/DVD
:: GCC-4320B (DVD:16x, CD:32x/10x/40x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
:: SMART Hard Disks Status OK
::
:: Partitions:
:: C: (NTFS) 38154 MB (11386 MB
:: free)
::
:: Input:
:: Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
:: Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
:: Keyboard Logitech
:: HID-Compliant Keyboard
:: Mouse HID-compliant mouse
:: Mouse HID-compliant mouse
:: Mouse HID-compliant mouse
:: Mouse HID-compliant mouse
:: Mouse Microsoft USB
:: Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
:: Game Controller Microsoft
:: PC-joystick driver
:: Game Controller Microsoft
:: PC-joystick driver
::
:: Network:
:: Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce
:: Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport (70.255.232.96)
::
:: Peripherals:
:: USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI
:: USB 1.1 Controller
:: USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI
:: USB 1.1 Controller
:: USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - EHCI
:: USB 2.0 Controller
:: USB Device Logitech Cordless
:: Dual USB Mouse & iTouch Keys
:: USB Device Logitech Cordless
:: USB Keyboard
:: USB Device Logitech MOMO Racing
:: USB
:: USB Device Nostromo n52 HID
:: SpeedPad 2.0 Mouse Wheel
:: USB Device Nostromo n52 HID
:: SpeedPad 2.0
:: USB Device USB Composite Device
:: USB Device USB Composite Device
:: USB Device USB Human Interface
:: Device
::
:: Monitor CTXC502: Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB]


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Old 11-24-2005, 07:54 AM
Bryan Lee
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Default Re: System Freezes with High-Pitched noise from Speakers

Jimmy,

That what I thought, but the sound is from the speakers.

I'm running Dual Channel RAM at 1GB (twin stick of 512 PC3200). I took one
stick out, ran the computer and it booted up fine. Ran the game, and it
locked up with the noise, Took the other stick out and put the first stick
that I took out back in. Ran the game, and it locked up there too. So it's
not the RAM.

I used Motherboard Monitor 5 as well as Everest Home Edition. Both check
normal. Physically the CPU shows no sign of unusual overheating around the
heatsink.

Ran an event log, but the system freezes before the failure could be logged.
Could it be a possible CPU failure due to strain over time?

Thanks,
Bryan

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Bryan Lee,
>
> Did you turn off your speakers to make sure that the noise is not
> coming from inside the case? I believe your CPU is overheating,
> regardless of what Everest Home Edition is reporting.
>
> Check if Giga-Byte has a motherboard monitor download here:
> http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...adCenter_1.htm
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______




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Old 11-24-2005, 08:50 AM
Jimmy S.
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Default Re: System Freezes with High-Pitched noise from Speakers

Hi Bryan Lee,

The A+ troubleshooting method is to remove all, or as many
devices as possible from your system in order to determine
which device is at fault. In your case, I would start by just
removing the SoundBlaster at first.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
__________________________________________________ _______

Bryan Lee Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy,
|
| That what I thought, but the sound is from the speakers.
|
| I'm running Dual Channel RAM at 1GB (twin stick of 512 PC3200). I took one
| stick out, ran the computer and it booted up fine. Ran the game, and it
| locked up with the noise, Took the other stick out and put the first stick
| that I took out back in. Ran the game, and it locked up there too. So it's
| not the RAM.
|
| I used Motherboard Monitor 5 as well as Everest Home Edition. Both check
| normal. Physically the CPU shows no sign of unusual overheating around the
| heatsink.
|
| Ran an event log, but the system freezes before the failure could be logged.
| Could it be a possible CPU failure due to strain over time?
|
| Thanks,
| Bryan
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Bryan Lee,
||
|| Did you turn off your speakers to make sure that the noise is not
|| coming from inside the case? I believe your CPU is overheating,
|| regardless of what Everest Home Edition is reporting.
||
|| Check if Giga-Byte has a motherboard monitor download here:
|| http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard...adCenter_1.htm
||
|| --
|| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| __________________________________________________ _______


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