My computer is beeping

Sadchaos

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

14 Jan 2009 at 00:43 - 1
I have come in to a problem.

My computer won't stop beeping! now, I am on a Phoenix - Award BIOS and the beeps are random, which what I'm told means that it's a RAM issue with AWARD. Ok, so I open up my computer and look inside and see it's just COVERED in dust. I am going to get some compressed air tomorrow to clean it out.

But my main problem is that the computer beeps when a lot of the CPU is being used. And I look in my task manager and see that guild wars is using around 50-60 of my CPU! That is a LOT. Now World of Warcraft which I play occasionally is something like 15 gb of space on the computer and Guild Wars is like 1.6gb. When I open up World of Warcraft it's only using 25 cpu. And it's a lot bigger! Is this a problem with Guild Wars or my computer? Also in the process of writing this, WoW has not gone up to around 35-45 CPU.

HELP ME. The beeping is annoying.

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

14 Jan 2009 at 01:07 - 2
could be warning bout the temps bein too high...

Sadchaos

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

14 Jan 2009 at 02:00 - 3
I thought about that so I went into my BIOS and saw that the CPU temp was around 55 degrees Celsius. I then set it so it would turn off at 85 degrees Celsius and so far it hasn't happened. Also I think the warning temperature is 85 too.

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

14 Jan 2009 at 02:32 - 4
get rid of all that dust a.s.a.p.

faulty RAM could cause those problems, but make sure that it isn't dust issues first.

WOW is not nearly as demanding as GW is graphically speaking, so expect GW to take up allot more system resources, aka CPU, GPU, RAM etc....

50-60% being allot all depends on what your Processor is, and to a lesser extent the rest of your computer's configuration - need more info to properly assess that one.

Pinkest One

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2009

Ohio

Amateur Pwnography [SeKz] Officer

Mo/

14 Jan 2009 at 05:16 - 5
Quote:
faulty RAM could cause those problems, but make sure that it isn't dust issues first.
Now im not very sure on WoW's keyboard commands but i know in GW i hit lots of keys at once, isnt their a 5 key simultaneous limit(atleast on XP) untill you get a MOBO beep? i think thats more viable seeing as he didnt report it happening in WoW.

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Now World of Warcraft which I play occasionally is something like 15 gb of space on the computer and Guild Wars is like 1.6gb.
Errr...where to start...15gb? Harddrive space? Thats confusing when i look at the GW figure beside it, my GW.dat alone is 3gig..

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

14 Jan 2009 at 05:36 - 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkest one
Errr...where to start...15gb? Harddrive space? Thats confusing when i look at the GW figure beside it, my GW.dat alone is 3gig..
he prolly hasnt done a full -image, and so only has a partial gw.dat

anyways...
storage space has no relation to cpu usage


Quote:
Originally Posted by sadchaos
I thought about that so I went into my BIOS and saw that the CPU temp was around 55 degrees Celsius.
55*celsius idle temp?
when u play gw, that temp will rise higher