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Logical_N_Analytical · May 06, 2005, 07:12 AM // 07:12

I have had the game 3 days. I downloaded the client off the website. Never heard my computer beep until yesterday, when I played GW the computer started beeping. It just seems to randomly beep for no reason. The only times it beeps is when I am playing GW.

Then after awhile the games freezes and I am forced to make the computer reboot because ctrl/alt/delete does not work. I got a new processor fan today thinking maybe the computer might be getting hotter when I am playing the game. But the computer is still beeping when playing GW even after a new fan.

I would really like to know why it is beeping and to figure out how to stop it from locking up my system. Any help would be appreciated.

AMD Athlon XP 2200
Windows XP Pro SP2
ATI RADEON 9800
Gigabyte Motherboard

demion · May 08, 2005, 02:40 AM // 02:40

mine also does this, i have updated all drivers for sound card, vid card, os, motherboard the whole nine an it still does it, tryed other games that have higher requirements like gallaxies an it dosn't do it just with guild wars.

amd athlon 2600
2.5 gigs mem
geforce4 5700 ultra
msi k7n2 delta
audigy gamer
xp sp2

Logical_N_Analytical · May 08, 2005, 06:09 AM // 06:09

I fixed the problem but not sure exactly which was the problem. I searched to find out what the beeps were. I had to reset my video card and ram, but for good measure I reset everything that was plugged to the board. When I turned it back on the beeping was gone. So I am left to assume something was not set good on the board. Hopefully this is also the case for you. Won't hurt to try since it cost nothing anyway. Good luck to ya.

Redwolfy · May 08, 2005, 06:32 AM // 06:32

These beeps are called Post codes. They are telling you there is something wrong. Keep track of how many and post it here and we may be able to help you. Sometimes it is a series of beeps and then a puase then new series. Keep track because 3-1-1 means something where 5 mean nothing

demion · May 08, 2005, 05:36 PM // 17:36

mine is more like a feed back beep/screaching an a freezing of the game, i played it last night an it still screached but it didnt lock up, im sure its a vid card deal but not sure were to look or what to do, any help would be cool.

demion · May 10, 2005, 02:09 AM // 02:09

ok, i fixed it , it seems a month ago when the partition on my hard drive vanished for some reason when i got my computer back up an running my cpu was only running at 1200mhz so i went into bios and bumped it back up an its good to go. hope that helps anyone in the future.

Verdant · Feb 24, 2006, 10:38 AM // 10:38

I'm having this problem too. My first thought was that it was something similar to a POST but this is only happening in-game, and only happening in guild wars, nothing else. It seems to be a lot more prevalent when i use the kb to move around, if I use the mouse for navigation the effect is lessened. So, maybe a keyboard buffer overflow problem I thought but it does sometime happen even when I just use the kb for combat.

I really need to resolve this ASAP as I can only really play at night and so can't have this incessant beeping all the time : /

Oh and I should say, the number of beeps varies. Sometimes it's one, sometimes it's six, sometimes it's three etc etc.

Also I can often cancel the effect by alt-tabbing (whether game is windowed or not)

I think I'll try & install the Asus Cool & Quiet driver & CPU probe to track the CPU temperature, and increase the fan speed if need be. If thats the case though, I'd be a little troubled that GW causes CPU burn like nothing I've ever seen on my machine : /

Still, seems a nice game though so may be worth persevering with a jet engine fan noise, heh.

Rayea · Feb 24, 2006, 01:19 PM // 13:19

verdant, try grabbing a couple of 120mm fans..they are larger, so troll more air thru, and also strangely enough, quieter.

if you dont actually have any 120mm fan space, you can actually make some on the doors if you have a drill, some metal cutting blades and a hacksaw/fretsaw.
although, i would advise using a file or glasspaper to dull the edges so you dont cut yoursefl every time you move the case....

i have a athlon64, but i never bothered to add the cool and quiet, it dosent seem to need it..mign you..i have a casefan sucking air in at the back, and for realy hot times, i put my desktop fan on full blast to keep her cool...seems to work except on blistering summer days...i hide in the bath then ^^

Verdant · Feb 24, 2006, 01:33 PM // 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayea

verdant, try grabbing a couple of 120mm fans..they are larger, so troll more air thru, and also strangely enough, quieter.

if you dont actually have any 120mm fan space, you can actually make some on the doors if you have a drill, some metal cutting blades and a hacksaw/fretsaw.
although, i would advise using a file or glasspaper to dull the edges so you dont cut yoursefl every time you move the case....

i have a athlon64, but i never bothered to add the cool and quiet, it dosent seem to need it..mign you..i have a casefan sucking air in at the back, and for realy hot times, i put my desktop fan on full blast to keep her cool...seems to work except on blistering summer days...i hide in the bath then ^^

Yeah I don't have any heavy duty cooling on the a64, just oem stuff I imagine but I've never needed to look at it either really. If it is just a temp issue I should be able to tweak the fan settings, I don't really have time to put new cooling in.

Rayea · Feb 24, 2006, 02:31 PM // 14:31

meh, its not too difficult...just dont do what i did and close up the case BEFORE making sure which way it worked ^^

since i taped my switch (to a variable speed fan) to the case door, i dont want to open her up right now to turn the fan from suck in to blow out....

i also have the oem casefan..i just pop the deskfan on when the top of the pc case gets warmer than i like....wich is often since im a wee bit paranoid....

also make sure the heatsink fan and flanges are clear of dust, though, that can sometimes save you....
had a guy once, his PC was cutting out constantly after loading windows....opend it up and GROSS! the fan blades were caked, and the heatsink was gunked up to high heaven *rolls eyes in disgust*
once i had unscrewed the fan, scraped the schtick off and then poped a box under tha heatsink and scraped the fluff and gods knows what out of there...16 degrees cooler at startup, and bingo, no more shutting down.

and my boss was ready to tell him to junk it and get a newer chip ^^
i ALWAYS recomend keeping the fan n heatsink clear to people these days....

Across The Battle · Feb 24, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redwolfy

These beeps are called Post codes. They are telling you there is something wrong. Keep track of how many and post it here and we may be able to help you. Sometimes it is a series of beeps and then a puase then new series. Keep track because 3-1-1 means something where 5 mean nothing

Well seeing as POST stands for power on self test, i don't believe they are POST codes. Something similar, perhaps overheating. I had problems with the Radeon 9XXX series of cards before, which inspired me to buy NVidia. I had similar problems as you described so my geuss would be the video card is the best place to start.

Verdant · Feb 24, 2006, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Hmm. Well I installed cool n quiet and asus probe and the cpu is running at around 50 degrees C (122 F) but I'm still getting the beeps. Looking more and more like a game-specific problem.

Verdant · Feb 24, 2006, 07:11 PM // 19:11

It looks like I fixed it.

The cpu was definitely not overheating BUT I think the vpu was.

I installed ATi tool from http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ for my X850, set custom fan control rules and it looks to be fine. *touch wood*