5 Beeps on startup after 10 second freeze, but PC still works fine.

[Confused Ben]

5 beeps occured, but my pc seems to be working just fine, however it did freeze for about 10 seconds directly before the beeps, and the fans were louder than they should have been. Is something off? I've had one of the better processors for 1.5 years now.

 

[Colif]

5 beeps at startup could mean CMOS battery is dead, if you have a Dell

what type of motherboard do you have?

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

 

[Confused Ben]

Here are the specs you're looking for: https://gyazo.com/493b643d83ae65bfb5efe8d7b12a5fd7

 

[Colif]

that is just your processor, I was after motherboard

I assume the PC is a custom build as otherwise, if it is a brand name, what make/model is it?

can you download and run speccy free version: https://www.piriform.com/speccy
when you open it, the default view is summary, if you scroll the right hand column down to motherboard and type out what it says under it.

 

[Confused Ben]

Oh, sorry about that! Here are the specs found with Speccy. And yeah, it's a custom build. My worry is that I might need to change my processor soon, and a couple of other things.


Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 3.50GHz 44 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
MSI Z77 MPower (MS-7751) (SOCKET 0) 28 °C
Graphics
HP LP2475w (1920x1200@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (EVGA) 62 °C
Storage
111GB KINGSTON SV300S37A120G (SSD) 28 °C
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 (SATA) 33 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

 

[Colif]

according to a MSI page,

5 beeps - Processor error - bad processor

https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/bios-beep-codes

try running this: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19792/Intel-Processor-Diagnostic-Tool

if it fails, do this

Run IPDT as Admin
After the first Fail, click on "tools"
Under "config", scroll down to SPBC and check "disable"
Start the test again...

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2953900/intel-processor-diagnostic-tool-cpu-frequency-fail.html