Old Asus motherboard emitting sounds during Windows startup
Old Asus motherboard emitting sounds during Windows startup
I've been checking online, browsing forums, and reading the manual. It seems I might be overlooking something. While starting up under different conditions, both when under load and idle, my motherboard keeps emitting sounds. The pattern varies—sometimes two short beeps, a pause, then five. Most often it's five beeps. I assumed it was an overheating warning, but the temperatures stayed below 60°C during load and even lower at idle. Remembering past experiences with the Hyper 212, I recall it shut down abruptly due to overheating. I'm trying to understand what triggers this behavior, but I don’t know much about motherboard sounds while running Windows. I haven’t found anyone else reporting similar issues, and I’m using Windows 10 64-bit with an Asus Sabertooth 990FX Rev 1 AMD FX-8350. I have 16GB DDR3 RAM from a Ripjaw module, but I’m unsure about the BIOS version—I haven’t updated it because I’m worried about damaging my board. No problems have occurred so far, so I haven’t felt the urge to change anything.
The 5 beeps from the Asus motherboard usually indicate a CPU fan issue, but it's unusual for them to trigger while Windows is active. Do you experience any crashes or instability after these beeps?
I finally solved the issue! It wasn’t my motherboard—it was the fan controller. I disassembled the PC for a deep clean and removed the old unit because I no longer needed it, though I kept the front case on standby since it displayed nicely. No more beeping has occurred since then.