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Suddenly PC freezes with loud Beeeep

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LordGorzul

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Until recently I didn't have problems playing anything.
LAtely a few days ago as I played Call of Duty 2 for the hundreth time, the Pc suddenly freezes mid game with a large beep. Nothing to do but hard boot.
Ever since, Anytime I load any level of COD2, the Pc does it, freeze with a loud beep. I loaded another FPs game, FEAR, to see if it'll do the same, and sure thing it does.
I updated all my drivers and still I have this problem.
Tried catalyst and Omega drivers, tried everything.
It looks to me like a hardware issue and not software. not sure..
This sudden complete lock of the system.
What do you think? Any ideas? could it be a Power supply issue?

My power supply is 350w - ATi radeon 9800 128mb - Creative Audigy - Intel Mobo and P4 3ghz - 2 SATA 80gigs - 1gig RAM - running on WinXP Pro Sp2.

Thanks.
 
It sounds really like it is your hardware/driver problem since you did say the PC booted even if you played another game.
You need to give further information regarding your errors.
There should be somewhere (eg logs) which explain the errors (altho it may be in technical terms).

Try this:
- press "Windows logo + R" OR Start / Run
- type eventvwr
- tyy to search for any error which is related to yours

Also try this:
- Start / Settings / Control Panel / System
- Advanced / Startup & Repair
- unclick "automatic restart" & click all the rest; choose complete memory dump

Hope this helps!
 
Sounds like it's one of the known problems with the Audigy.

If you haven't done so already:
Using Internet Explorer (NOT firefox) go to http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/su.asp
Follow the directions.. allow it to install the ActiveX control and allow pop-ups for us.creative.com. Download anything labled Essential or Critical, reboot. Hopefully this will help!

If you already did that, then try using your onboard sound (if you have it) and see what happens.
 
Multiple cross-postings is a terrible faux paux for a non-Newbie! {Is it really Faux Pas ?} Apply ruler harshly to wrist, with severe frowns and admonishments!


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Guys thanks a lot I will try these and keep you posted. WaiWai, my PC doesnt reboot it just locks up completely nothing to do, other than Hardboot it myself.
Kiwi, I agree, my bad, however since it applied to all three areas, I wasn't sure where to go , plus I wanted to get different points of views from different specialists.
And for the record, it's Faux Pas [Bad step] not faux paux.
 
ok the Audigy driver thing didn't solve it.
Tomorrow I install the new PSU. I hope that helps.
The weird thing is how it's developing. it seems to get worse, and that doesnt make sense.
At first everything ran well of course.
Then this occured in one specific level of Call of Duty 2 mid-level
Then it starting happening a few seconds in. (any level)
Now, the second i click start mission it freezes.
The tolerance is getting shorter at every try, doesnt that sound weird?

And the Event log shows nothing of importance.
 
Originally posted by: LordGorzul
ok the Audigy driver thing didn't solve it.


And the Event log shows nothing of importance.
Click to expand...

Oops, one important thing I left out that you NEED:

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series and Audigy 4 series Driver 02.08.0004
Category: Recommended
Download size: 34.26 MB

I'm hoping that you missed that, since I only said to get the critical and essential downloads.. I forgot about that one. It should hopefully help if you didn't install that one!
 
ok it is solved.
I want to thank all of you who contributed in troubleshooting this issue.
Seriously, I can always count on you guys, which is heart warming.

The problem was in fact the PSU. Although I have a CE 400w PSU running something was apparently wrong with it, I went out and got a 450w one, and no more problems whatsoever.


On an unrelated note: Ever since I installed the new Audigy drivers, when I restart windows it takes me to the User Log on screen. Although I am the only user (admin).
It used to just go into windows on it's own. How can I make it just enter windows as it used to instead of clicking on my account name every time?
 
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