Click-Beep (Computer sound)
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Click-Beep (Computer sound)
My 4 year old computer started making this sound about 2 months ago. There is a click or crack sound followed immediately by a beep.
I've ran diagnostics on computer temps, hard drive, graphics card and looked at event viewer in Windows. Nothing, everything checks out. It does it if I'm playing a game or just cruising the internet.
It does not affect the operation of the computer in any way. It has me baffled.
But I got a $500 bonus at work so I decided to get this computer:Cyberpower.
If the motherboard or something is going bad at least I'll have a new computer.
I've ran diagnostics on computer temps, hard drive, graphics card and looked at event viewer in Windows. Nothing, everything checks out. It does it if I'm playing a game or just cruising the internet.
It does not affect the operation of the computer in any way. It has me baffled.
But I got a $500 bonus at work so I decided to get this computer:Cyberpower.
If the motherboard or something is going bad at least I'll have a new computer.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Yea, the one beep says memory but memory diagnostics checks out.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Smart phone video? Click-beep can be HDD, but it's a rather distinctive set of sounds.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Ya you'd think a click would have to be a mechanical part..HDD or a fan...something moving.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
that was my original guess, SMART data is all good though. Hard to record the sound because it may only do it once every few hours.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
When it first started I thought something was overheating because it does sound like when plastic heats up and cools, that crack sound, but all temps checked out. The beeps started a few weeks later.
Went ahead and upgraded my CPU fan since it was too loud any how.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
I thought about heat expansion but couldn't think of anything that would pop and yet it still work fine.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Gotcha. I would think that an HDD event leading to those noises should show up in the SMART logs, so you've exhausted my line of inquiry. Daehawk is giving you good suggestions for things which could be leading to a mechanical click sound. Definitely not a pop (electrical) sound, right?
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Correct. Think of flipping a breaker switch, a crisp click, but not nearly that loud. About the same volume as the beep.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Cooling fan starting up? You have a high efficiency power supply? Fan may not be on continuously. Even so would not expect loud click or beep.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
My new computer came in yesterday, so I can set the old one aside and mess with it. maybe I will figure it out. I tried taking the side panel off and listening but it never does it while I am listening...of course.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
If it only does it when you are not listening, it seems like the problem has solved itself.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
The fix is to stop listening?
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Good idea. Just put my headphones on and problem solved!
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
I work in IT and I can tell you they all do that.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Every time I see this thread, I think of this.
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Re: Click-Beep (Computer sound)
Nope. I moved the computer to my son's room. He uses it when he's home from college so he doesn't have to bring his home. No noticeable issues other than the occasional click-beep. So whatever...
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