NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems

denz1968 · 03-26-2007, 05:43 AM

Hi guys

Have the NF7-S V2 and Barton 2500 running on stock settings. Never been overclocked.

Everyday the motherboard will start a beep sequence similar to an old police car (high pitched tone / low pitched tone). This sometimes happens after the pc has been switched on for 20 minutes or sometimes several hours.

I have installed hardware doctor for the motherboard which gave the following

VTT running 0.75. Cant adjust the slide bar under 0.75 so i disabled the alarm
VDDQ running at 0.99. As above cannot adjust above 0.99 so also disabled.

I had a quick google for the above 2 items and from what i understand it looks like it could be memory.

So i have removed all my existing Crucial memory (2 x 256mb & 1 x 512mb) and installed new 2 X 512mb chips.

However this morning after 30 minutes of being switched on the alarm sounds again.

ANY IDEAS please.

Thanks in advance.

MaverickUK · 03-26-2007, 06:06 AM

Have you tried resetting CMOS?

Can you please list all your components with exact specifications please?

denz1968 · 03-26-2007, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaverickUK

Have you tried resetting CMOS?

Can you please list all your components with exact specifications please?

Currently at work, so will hardware list later on today.

How do you re set the CMOS, and what benefit is it to me.

Thanks

denz1968 · 03-26-2007, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaverickUK

Have you tried resetting CMOS?

Can you please list all your components with exact specifications please?

Abit NF7S V2 Motherboard
AMD Athlon Barton 2500 processor
2 x 512mb unbranded PCR2700 Ram
DVD Rom Drive
DVD Rewriter 16X Pioneer 110
3 x Hard Drives (1xSATA 149gb, 1xIDE 40gb, 1xIDE 120gb)
1 floppy drive
1 graphics card model unknown
Firewire card
Fans to front and rear of case.
Stock CPU fan, shipped with Barton 2500 if i recall correctly

Using on board 5.1 sounds system.
USB wifi dongle, USB webcam, and USB Pantone Huey

Thats all i can think of, et me know if there is anything else you need to know

Thanks

MaverickUK · 03-26-2007, 02:52 PM

Is the RAM DDR or DDR2?

**Doby** · 03-26-2007, 07:30 PM

Sounds like your cpu is overheating, what does hardware docter report your cpu temp as?

Blow the dust out of the heatsink using a can of compressed air, becarefull don't turn the can on its side this will cause liquid to come out, keep the can upright

Post back if problem continues

**JP198780** · 03-27-2007, 08:21 AM

could be overheating, i was gonna say memory, i had a smiliar problem a while back with beeping and it was RAM..

my mobo bios tells me the temps in there..im sure yours would 2..if it does, post the temps

**Doby** · 03-27-2007, 06:09 PM

When a system cannot find usable memory it will give a beep code but when a system makes a sound like a European police siren (wee woo wee woo) this is almost always cpu overheat

denz1968 · 03-29-2007, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doby

When a system cannot find usable memory it will give a beep code but when a system makes a sound like a European police siren (wee woo wee woo) this is almost always cpu overheat

Nearly sure now it is CPU overheat. Thanks for your help. I will now strip the motherboard, clean the CPU/heatsink, and re seat the fan with new compound.

**Doby** · 03-29-2007, 06:09 PM

Your welcome let us know how you make out

03-26-2007, 05:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
denz1968 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 87 OS: Win XP Pro	NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems Hi guys Have the NF7-S V2 and Barton 2500 running on stock settings. Never been overclocked. Everyday the motherboard will start a beep sequence similar to an old police car (high pitched tone / low pitched tone). This sometimes happens after the pc has been switched on for 20 minutes or sometimes several hours. I have installed hardware doctor for the motherboard which gave the following VTT running 0.75. Cant adjust the slide bar under 0.75 so i disabled the alarm VDDQ running at 0.99. As above cannot adjust above 0.99 so also disabled. I had a quick google for the above 2 items and from what i understand it looks like it could be memory. So i have removed all my existing Crucial memory (2 x 256mb & 1 x 512mb) and installed new 2 X 512mb chips. However this morning after 30 minutes of being switched on the alarm sounds again. ANY IDEAS please. Thanks in advance.

03-26-2007, 06:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
MaverickUK Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cheshire, England. Posts: 861 OS: XP Home My System	Re: NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems Have you tried resetting CMOS? Can you please list all your components with exact specifications please? __________________ Currently studying: CompTIA A+ CompTIA N+ Cisco Certified Network Associate

03-26-2007, 02:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
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03-26-2007, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,057 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems Sounds like your cpu is overheating, what does hardware docter report your cpu temp as? Blow the dust out of the heatsink using a can of compressed air, becarefull don't turn the can on its side this will cause liquid to come out, keep the can upright Post back if problem continues __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF Last edited by Doby; 03-26-2007 at 07:32 PM.

03-27-2007, 08:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
JP198780 TSF Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deptford, NJ Posts: 700 OS: XP Pro, Home My System	Re: NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems could be overheating, i was gonna say memory, i had a smiliar problem a while back with beeping and it was RAM.. my mobo bios tells me the temps in there..im sure yours would 2..if it does, post the temps

03-27-2007, 06:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,057 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems When a system cannot find usable memory it will give a beep code but when a system makes a sound like a European police siren (wee woo wee woo) this is almost always cpu overheat __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

03-29-2007, 06:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,057 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: NF7-S V2 & Barton 2500 Problems Your welcome let us know how you make out __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF