Odd beepage

[bottomfeeders5]

umm..ok...I got a real hum dinger here...I just built a pc...asus p5n-d, q6600, powerking 650w psu, 9800gt sli, 4 gb (2x2gb) pc2-6400~800MHz, 250gb wd se16, all in an antec 300 case...now it runs seemingly fine enough...but there is this annoying RANDOM beep every now and then. just a single short (1/4-1/2 sec.) beep...sometimes 2 or 3 times in a minute or sometimes 1 in 5 or 6 hours...very random...although it's always when there is drive activity...then again with this build there is CONSTANT drive activity at all times...oh and did I mention, the oddest thing about this beep, is that there is NO system warning speaker on or connected to my mobo =p ...anyone got any ideas?

 

[bottomfeeders5]

so blam...I'm sittin' on the can about 2.5 seconds after eatin' some psychedelic bolivian death peppers..and it comes to me...mad crazy disk activity + beep when no mobo buzzer = hdd beeping! but since when do hdd's beep? in 20+ years of tinkering (breaking many a drive along the way =p)I've never heard a hdd beep. so...after cleaning up the mess in the john...I proceeded to order a new drive from our fine friends at Newegg...I'll let ya know how it works out in a few days when it gets here ... Thanks to all that took a look at my quandry =)

 

[Proximon]

Most likely it's your board telling you what it thinks about dangerous cheap power supplies.
I have never even seen a PSU maker that didn't publish specs or put them on the label.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817163073
How did you manage to pick the worst possible PSU?

 

[Shadow703793]

^ lol, true

 

[bottomfeeders5]

lol you may just have a point there...honestly I'm only using it because it was free...also I had to splice the 12v p4 lead to add length to reach the connector on the mobo...guess I oughtta pony up a c note or so for a decent psu..but it is supplying plenty of juice to my sli 9800's w/out a hiccup...I guess it's my drive telling me this though, as I stated above, there is no buzzer on or connected to my mobo. so if the new drive I ordered starts beeping too, then I'll definitly try another psu.

thanks

 

[bottomfeeders5]

Power Specifications:
115V, 230V switchable power supply
50/60 Hz
+3.3V, 28A
+5V, 48A
+12V, 30A
-12V, 0.5A
-5V, 0.5A
+5Vsb, 2.5A

 

[Proximon]

See how the +5V is rated for 48A and the 12V is rated at 30A? Never a good sign.

Compare as a for instance to the high quality Corsair 550VX:
+3.3V@30A
+5V@20A
+12V@41A
-12V@0.8A
+5VSB@3A

 

[jsc]

Power Specifications:
+5V, 48A
+12V, 30A

Anytime you see specifications like this (the really heavy 5 volt rail), you can tell that it's an obsolete design. It may have SATA connectors, PCIe connectors, and an 8 pin EPS connector, and you bought it last week; but it's an old design that the manufacturer simply put extra cabling on instead or redesigning.

And if he was that cheap, what corner-cutting did he do inside the case?

 

[cjl]

Plus, hard drives can't beep. They physically do not have any way to beep. So, your drive idea is definitely wrong.

Now, as for what the problem actually is? I have no idea, though I agree with everyone else that you should probably get a better PSU.

 

[bottomfeeders5]

yeah...I'm already shopping for a better psu...but yes Virginia, hard drives can and do beep, it's a product of SMART, to warn you of iminent failure, I read elsewhere....and I replaced that hard drive this afternoon and BLAM, no more beep =) Thanks guys...and as I said above, I only used that psu cuz it was free and it was on hand....got my eye on an OCZ GameXtreme 700 atm =)

Thanks again folks

 

[bottomfeeders5]

oh and yes.. I cut corners inside the case... I got 3 very cheap blue led 120mm fans for intakes $1.98 ea. =p other than that...asus p5n-d (hella cheap..I managed to get it for $35 american,brand new) core 2 quad q6600, 2x2gb patriot viper pc2-6400~800 4-4-4-12, sumsung dvd+/rw, and now WD 320gb se16 sataII...last years build I know but it's my 1st complete build and was a hella upwardly mobile step from my old dell p4 3.2ghz =p