Re: Single beep every 14-15 minutes

On 11/22/2020 5:06 PM, Paul wrote:
> Edward wrote:
>> I have an Asus Maximus X Hero motherboard.  I have the latest version 
>> of Windows 10 installed.
>> For the last week or so, I heard a single BIOS/motherboard beep I 
>> think every 14-15 minutes, though I only starting keeping track of the 
>> time today.  I have checked errors in the event viewer and have not 
>> found any errors at the specific times of the beeps.  I have 2 
>> installed Samsung SSD drives, one that I never use.  I copied files to 
>> the one I do not use, and it seems to be find.
>> Any idea as to what could be causing the beeps or how I can figure it 
>> out?
> 
> Anything showing on the Qcode display ?
> 
> There really should not be, as the QCode should go blank
> after handoff to the OS.
> 
> It could be there is a SMART issue that the BIOS has picked up.
> 
> Use an OS loaded on a USB key, to run the system for a test.
> During this time, you want at least the two SSDs disconnected
> so that any SMART problem cannot be observed by the BIOS code.
> With the SSDs disconnected, if there were no beeps, that would
> be a sign it was SMART related. If the BIOS is unable to parse
> the SMART table properly, it may arrive at a wrong conclusion.
> 
> Another kind of problem is CPU overheat.
> 
> When observing beeps, the frequency of the audio beep matters too.
> 
> The regular BIOS beep codes will all be the same audio frequency.
> Abnormal codes, such as overheat, they will be at a different
> frequency. (In some cases, a two-tone European police car tone
> is used.) Some motherboards used to use a different beep for
> USB plugins.
> 
> I would in general, not expect to find good information about
> beeps in the manual. Even when the manual includes tables, the
> tables aren't always up-to-date. My experience is, any kind
> of code like that, when a person posts to USENET, and I look
> it up, the value is in the Reserved section and is not
> documented. You never seem to get codes that happen to be
> documented.
> 
> You might also want to go back to the BIOS setup screen,
> and go through the overclock section, and see if any of the
> applied voltages are in the Red zone. Some auto-overclocker
> features have been known to use abnormally high voltages.
> 
>     Paul
Thanks, Paul! I'll try your suggestions and see what I can find.  I 
really appreciate your help.