Crashing to Black Screen w/ strange Motherboard noises

Gunstar · 12-17-2005, 06:58 PM

I recently upgraded my machine and all was going well until reinstalled Planetside. Now during random intervals in play it will completely crash out to a black screen. However, it wont crash completely it'll just hang at the black screen and the motherboard will begin making a bunch of beeping noises. I have to manually power it off in order to get it to shut down.

System Spec's

Athlon64 3500+
ASUS A8V K8T800 Pro Socket 939 (Original BIOS)
2 x Kingston 512 at PC3200
Radeon 9800 Pro w/ Omega Drivers 2.6.75a
ISO 500-D 450 Watt Powersupply

I'm under the impression that one of the pieces of hardware is failing to cope with the load during gameplay. I initially assumed the Videocard was overheating (there's no heat sensor on it, but when I put my hand near it, it felt hotter than every other component in my computer). However, my 9800 didn't have a heat issue with the first system it was in. Any help would be apreciated and I'll gladly post any other specs you may need. Thanks in advance

dai · 12-18-2005, 10:17 AM

the m/b beep codes will tell you what is the problem,look them up here
www.bioscentral.com
what brand is your p/s and how many amps on the 12v line,look at the label on the side of the p/s

Gunstar · 12-18-2005, 02:05 PM

Unfortunately I can't remember the exact combination of beeps it made, the only thing I remember about them is that it was continuous. I'll probably have to wait to see if it does it again before I'll be able to tell, but thanks for the link to that website, now if it does happen again I'll know alot more that I did.

Also its 18 Amps on the 12V line and I believe the model is an Nspire ISO-500D 450 Watt ATX power supply.

dai · 12-18-2005, 11:12 PM

continuous usually associated with faulty ram or o/heating cpu

**keymaker** · 12-19-2005, 01:03 AM

it could be the ram. check out your motherboard manual for beep codes identifications. since you have more than one stick of ram, try booting up the computer with only one stick of ram.

12-17-2005, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gunstar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Crashing to Black Screen w/ strange Motherboard noises I recently upgraded my machine and all was going well until reinstalled Planetside. Now during random intervals in play it will completely crash out to a black screen. However, it wont crash completely it'll just hang at the black screen and the motherboard will begin making a bunch of beeping noises. I have to manually power it off in order to get it to shut down. System Spec's Athlon64 3500+ ASUS A8V K8T800 Pro Socket 939 (Original BIOS) 2 x Kingston 512 at PC3200 Radeon 9800 Pro w/ Omega Drivers 2.6.75a ISO 500-D 450 Watt Powersupply I'm under the impression that one of the pieces of hardware is failing to cope with the load during gameplay. I initially assumed the Videocard was overheating (there's no heat sensor on it, but when I put my hand near it, it felt hotter than every other component in my computer). However, my 9800 didn't have a heat issue with the first system it was in. Any help would be apreciated and I'll gladly post any other specs you may need. Thanks in advance

12-18-2005, 10:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,221 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	the m/b beep codes will tell you what is the problem,look them up here www.bioscentral.com what brand is your p/s and how many amps on the 12v line,look at the label on the side of the p/s __________________

12-18-2005, 11:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,221 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	continuous usually associated with faulty ram or o/heating cpu __________________

12-19-2005, 01:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	it could be the ram. check out your motherboard manual for beep codes identifications. since you have more than one stick of ram, try booting up the computer with only one stick of ram. __________________ AVG Spybot SpywareBlaster Adware CCleaner Diskeeper ZoneAlarm

12-18-2005, 02:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gunstar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Unfortunately I can't remember the exact combination of beeps it made, the only thing I remember about them is that it was continuous. I'll probably have to wait to see if it does it again before I'll be able to tell, but thanks for the link to that website, now if it does happen again I'll know alot more that I did. Also its 18 Amps on the 12V line and I believe the model is an Nspire ISO-500D 450 Watt ATX power supply.