On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:33:38 -0500, jpsga wrote:
> "Kris" <> wrote in message news:ibw03x1ytvzw$....
>> Wondering what's up with the 5 sec beep on cold powerup (pressing the
>> power
>> button on front)...
>>
>> tia!!!
>>
>> Great board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
>> --
>> Kris
>> ----------
>> Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P | E7200 2.53@3.8ghz | Vista on 36GB Raptor |
>>| 2x1gb OCZ Reaper1150@1203 | EVGA 9800GTX+ N873 |
>>| Vista indexing, superfetch, and prefetcher have been killed |
>> LiteOn DH401S08C at CP56 BluRay player | Hannspree HF289H 28" |
>> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1
>
> sounds like a cranky CPU fan motor.
> JPS
I think it has more to do with the BIOS starting the sensors and updating
them. There's a time lag that they didn't plan on. Either that or it's an
undocumented "feature" letting you know that, yes, you have engaged the fan
fail warning... Fan's fine.
--
Kris
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P | E7200 2.53@3.8ghz | Vista on 36GB Raptor |
| 2x1gb OCZ Reaper1150@1203 | EVGA 9800GTX+ N873 |
LiteOn DH401S08C at CP56 BluRay player | Hannspree HF289H 28" |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1
|
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