Baffled by the beep

[in2tense]

Hello. the machine? Asus Maximus viii Ranger mb, i7 6700k cpu, 32GB gskill ram, EVGA 750W psu, msi radeon r9 390 graphics, 500gb samsung SSD, 2tb WD HD, Windows 10. Person I built it for works from home. Average temp? 30c cpu, 32c gpu. VERY, VEEEERY randomly now, she's telling me she hears 3 sets of 2 beeps(beep beep, beep beep, beep beep) while she working. Like. Once a day, not every day type of random. The motherboard use to show q code 40 but now shows A0, WHICH all 3 of the machines I built show. Can some one PLEASE give me an idea where in the world could this beep be coming from??? thanks

 

[firelink70]

Do the beeps occur during startup or whilst the OS is running? Sounds like it could be a memory issue.

 

[in2tense]

Do the beeps occur during startup or whilst the OS is running? Sounds like it could be a memory issue.

Just random as she's working. Machine stays on just about all the time. she'll be working and message me and say it beeped. but its so random. been a couple days since it did it before.

 

[firelink70]

Hm, are you able to monitor the temps of the PC at all? Maybe it's overheating. I can't seem to find any beeps from that BIOS that match what you/she is describing.

 

[in2tense]

Hm, are you able to monitor the temps of the PC at all? Maybe it's overheating. I can't seem to find any beeps from that BIOS that match what you/she is describing.

yes. The pc stays VERY cool. As I stated, on the regular, that pc averages 30c cpu and 30-40c gpu. I just checked it with CAM. its idle. 22c cpu, 28c gpu, motherboard temps read 30c and below. The SSD is at 30c. The only thing i wondered. Was the PSU heating up. pc is well ventilated. two intake fans, cpu fan, one rear and two top exhaust fans. it sits in a corner. back towards a wall and the right side near a wall, left side facing out(NZXT phantom 410 case).

 

[firelink70]

That back fan might just be shoving the warm air against a wall, but it seems like your temps are normal. Are the beeps coming from an internal mobo speaker? Or from the computers speakers, headphones, etc.?

 

[in2tense]

That back fan might just be shoving the warm air against a wall, but it seems like your temps are normal. Are the beeps coming from an internal mobo speaker? Or from the computers speakers, headphones, etc.?

now thats a good question. Im pretty sure the maximus viii ranger MB doesn't have a speaker. I'll have to get back to you when I find out if she can possibly catch where she hears the sound. She tells me from the back when it happens. The back, and a speaker are near each other, so, I'll see if I can get a pinpoint answer. One thing I MIGHT do, since you brought up memory like I've read before, is swap memory and see if MY pc beeps. They are both exact except our cases.