Warning Beeps (Nikao Multi-Function LCD Control Panel)

[infinitux]

Hi there, My friend was wondering if I could help him
with a certain problem he's having with his new computer.
I am actually not a hardware guy, I'm a multimedia authoring specialist, who knows about networking, and servers and stuff. Trying telling the difference to somebody that can't tell their mouse from their power button though lol

Hypothetically, there really shouldn't be anything that's actually dangerously wrong as it's a brand new computer, worth around 6000 dollars. On the front of the computer
there is a Nikao Multi-Function LCD Control Panel.
It gives a reading for Hard Drive, Video, and CPU temperature. Now the strange thing is, that
every once and a while (a lot), it will issue a warning beep, indicating that the system is overheating.

The computer is liquid cooled, and i will give the system specs below:

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<<< System Summary >>>

> Mainboard : Asus M2N32-SLI DELUXE

> Chipset : nVidia nForce 590 SLI

> Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000 MHz

> Physical Memory : 4096 MB (4 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )

> Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 8800 GTS

> Hard Disk : NVIDIA (1000 GB)

> DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182M ATA Device

> Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 20 inches

> Operating System : Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium Home Edition 6.00.6000

> DirectX : Version 10.00

> Windows Performance Index : 5.4

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Everything runs very nicely, and the system is extremely fast. I just can't understand if the CPU is actually overheating, or if it's giving an incorrect warning beep, because something internal is not configured properly.

What i'm suspecting, is if there is some kind of an issue with the panel itself that is not properly reading the sensor it could be giving a false reading.

Also I think it could be possible that because it's a dual core cpu, that perhaps there is something going on with temperature being higher in one core than the other, and the panel doesn't know how to deal with that properly.

How can I safely fix this problem so that the panel is not beeping anymore, and know that the system is not overheating as well?

 

[wahnula]

Asus has a utility called PC ProbeII here:

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

It displays all the critical information from the mainboard sensors. I have had this exact problem with a front-panel fan controller, it did not like how slow I was running a case fan. I tried to manually adjust the threshold but, being a cheap unit, it was inscrutable as to how to do this. So, I repaired the problem with some clipper pliers, surgically removing the beeper from the circuit board...worked like a charm, still does, and I don't hear that beep beep beep beep anymore (please note I don't recommend you doing this except as a last-gasp measure).

I recommend comparing the results of the PC Probe II with the readings you get from the device, and re-setting the thresholds of the device if needed. If PC Probe agrees with the device, and something is out-of-spec, please report back exactly what. Maybe the CPU needs to be re-seated or another case fan is needed.

Tony

"Buy what you like, or you'll be forced to like what you buy"...me