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Blinking Power Light and Beeping sound.

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by neek

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When I am on my computer and using a graphics program like a game or something of that nature, my computer starts to run slower, the power light keeps blinking and there is a loud annoying sound coming from the internal speaker and i have to shut mycomputer off and let it cool down. now this happened to me one time and what i did was clean out the computer fans because they were dusty, i figured if i had to let the computer cool down, its because thers not much air circulation in there. That fixed it for maybe 3 months. Now its back again, any suggestions on what it might be or what i might be able to do to stop it? Please email neek@nyc.rr.com

-Neek

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by dmiles

The problem could be that your computer is over heating,possibly caused by the CPU laboring to run the games

Check the CPU to see if the fan is operating properly when this happens,if possible check your CMOS configuration in BIOS to see what thetemperture is running at the time the noise is made

by zoid76

You should also check your bios to see what if there is a setting for the warning level beep. On some BIOS you can set at what specific temperature the computer will begin to beep. My board was set very low when i first recieved it and i have the same problem. I notched the warning setting up a few degrees and havent had the problem since. Also, someone stated that your cpu fan may be failing which is possible, but also check the pins for the cpu fan connector to the motherboard. If those pins are lose the fan my only operate intermittenly.

by cg it

pop the side cover off your case and run it with a load. You can watch the cpu fan and see if it runs intermittently, if so replace it. Also, with the side over off and with a load you don't have a problem, then it's possible yes, your computer is overheating even with a good functioning CPU fan. You could try adding exhaust fans, but investing in a large case might just be in order. Heat accumulation in a small space without adequate ventilation [both intake and exhaust] can and does effect performance and life expectency of your computer.

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