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First post, by Jade Falcon

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I was working on my via pc about one hour ago, as always I pull the power cord after I'm done using a pc.
Then out of nowhere an hour later it starts to beep. It's beeps twice with a short pause between the 2 beeps. Then a long pause fallowd by two more beeps, then one last long pause and 2 more beeps.

Ok I never heard beeps like that. But what's even stranger is the it was both unplugged and the psu has a discharge/bleeder resistors. That would leave the bios battery for power.

Anyone seen or heard of anything like that happening? Could it be a faulty case intrusion circuit?
I just don't have the slightest idea what and how that happened.

Reply 1 of 14, by keenmaster486

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It means the Borg have assimilated your computer, and it's time to run and hide. Protect yourself with sledge hammers and soda pop if necessary. 🤣

Can you replicate the beeps at all?

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Reply 2 of 14, by Kahenraz

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Do you press the power button after yanking the power to be sure that all of the capacitors are discharged?

Reply 3 of 14, by Gemini000

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There's a similar thing which happens with my very old Toshiba laptop. I don't have a battery in it as the battery for it has long since died, and in that state, if I use it for awhile, turn it off, and unplug it, then wait... VERY slowly the light to indicate being plugged in will start to glow. Pushing the power button does nothing since there's no power. If I plug it in then unplug it without turning it on, this effect goes away and doesn't come back.

I doubt what you experienced was random power triggering the case intrusion circuit because those things are freaking loud and obnoxious so it was likely random power triggering something else.

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Reply 4 of 14, by Arctic

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Alright. It's quite simple:

Your computer is possessed by a vengeful ghost.

No, for real though I have a theory in case your monitor is still plugged in.

Reply 5 of 14, by Jade Falcon

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keenmaster486 wrote:

Can you replicate the beeps at all?

No.

Kahenraz wrote:

Do you press the power button after yanking the power to be sure that all of the capacitors are discharged?

The system does not have a power button at this point in time. But the PSU has bleeders and after sitting unplug for about 1 hour you'd think all power would be drained

Arctic wrote:

No, for real though I have a theory in case your monitor is still plugged in.

The VGA cable was plugged in, but the monitor was both off and unplugged.

Reply 6 of 14, by nforce4max

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Well apparently something held a charge long enough for that to happen, I would check the psu.

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Reply 7 of 14, by Jade Falcon

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I was thinking some how the cmos/bios battery? But I don't know.

Reply 8 of 14, by nforce4max

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Jade Falcon wrote:

I was thinking some how the cmos/bios battery? But I don't know.

I really doubt that the cmos could do that on its own, there must be a cap holding a charge somewhere and likely in the psu. Sure that it wasn't another system else where in the room?

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Reply 9 of 14, by Jade Falcon

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nforce4max wrote:
Jade Falcon wrote:

I was thinking some how the cmos/bios battery? But I don't know.

I really doubt that the cmos could do that on its own, there must be a cap holding a charge somewhere and likely in the psu. Sure that it wasn't another system else where in the room?

Not another system. It's the only one I have with a system speaker in the room.
I tested the psu and the bleeders seem to be working.
But I might want to check the caps on the mobo. There are some big caps on the mobo.

Reply 10 of 14, by Tetrium

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Arctic wrote:

Alright. It's quite simple:

Your computer is possessed by a vengeful ghost.

This is actually very true 😢

Jade Falcon...I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but I recommend you hire an exorcist quick or you might end up like Billy 😵

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Reply 11 of 14, by Jade Falcon

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The power of christ compels you! The power of christ compels you!

.... Are they gone yet?

All jokes aside anyone have and idea what the beeps might be? Like what post code or whatever it's called?

Reply 12 of 14, by ElBrunzy

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Jade Falcon : what is the bios manufacturer ? Your "beep twice - short pause - beep twice again" is quite confusing, does there is 4 short beep then a pause ? Do you mean 2 beep then a pause ?

Reply 13 of 14, by Gemini000

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Jade Falcon wrote:

Not another system. It's the only one I have with a system speaker in the room.

Just so you know, devices and components in general can carry beepers specifically to alert to things they can't normally alert to. It's not common, but not impossible, so you may've been hearing something which has a beeper which you didn't even realize had one. :o

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Reply 14 of 14, by Jade Falcon

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Gemini000 wrote:
Jade Falcon wrote:

Not another system. It's the only one I have with a system speaker in the room.

Just so you know, devices and components in general can carry beepers specifically to alert to things they can't normally alert to. It's not common, but not impossible, so you may've been hearing something which has a beeper which you didn't even realize had one. 😮

Nothing else in the room would have a beeper and I was right next to the pc when it happened.

As for the bios, it's award and the mobo is a asus cuv4x

It beeped, shot pause, beeped, long pause,beeped, shot pause, beeped, long pause,beeped, shot pause, beeped.