Hello. I would like to know if maybe anyone could help me with this issue I am having. While playing Everquest I sometimes get a blue screen with no text and beeping sounds coming from speakers.. This is what I have: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo
1 Gig Corsair PC3200 Memory
80 Gig WD hard drive
ATI Radeon 9800Pro Vid card
Sound Blaster Audigy MP3 sound card
500 watt Power Supply.
I have 8 fans in my tower and recebtly cleaned all the dust off.
The cpu is a AMD XP 3200+, It has a copper heatsink with fan spininning at around 4500 RPM.
If any more info is needed please let me know. Thanks.

Is this a new problem? Could you play Everquest before on this machine?

What happens after the blue screen? Does XP freeze? Do you need to reboot?

Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id especially of errors that seem to coincide with this issue.

Originally Posted by jephree

Is this a new problem? Could you play Everquest before on this machine?

What happens after the blue screen? Does XP freeze? Do you need to reboot?

Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id especially of errors that seem to coincide with this issue.

K thanks for the reply. I looked on the event viewer and saw nothing for todays date (12/13). When I get the blue screen with no text and the beeping sounds. Basically I have to hit the reboot button on tower to restart the PC. Yes this is a new problem. It started basically after I changed my video card. It has the newest drivers. As for the Everquest question, I just installed it like 2 weeks ago. I don't get the blue screen all the times. Kindda makes me wonder if my PC is getting way hot. If you need more info just let me know. Thanks.

If this coincided with the new card that would be a prime suspect.

What card did you have previously? Did you uninstall the previous drivers & related programs before installing the new? You installed Catalyst 5.12 Windows XP ?

Heat could also be an issue. Do you have any problem imeadiatly rebooting after a freeze? Run with the case open to check the card fan & any noticable heat issue.

Originally Posted by jephree

If this coincided with the new card that would be a prime suspect.

What card did you have previously? Did you uninstall the previous drivers & related programs before installing the new? You installed Catalyst 5.12 Windows XP ?

Heat could also be an issue. Do you have any problem imeadiatly rebooting after a freeze? Run with the case open to check the card fan & any noticable heat issue.

Before the 9800 Pro I had a ATI 9600XT (which I still have) Yes I uninstalled all the drivers before removing my video card and installing the 9800. Yes I have the latest Catalyst drivers. No when I get the blue screen with the sound coming from speakers I just hit the reboot button on tower and it boots up fine. I checked the card fan and it seems to be working. Another thing I am thinking of is I bought the video card used at EBay and if the card overheated at 1 time maybe that could be the issue. If any more info is neede please feel free to ask. Thanks again for the quick replies.

Did you have any problems with the old card? If not & you try it again & it works OK you could pretty much pin-point the new card as faulty.