How can I turn of the constant "system beep" that occurs when my comp uses graphics intesnive programs?

Question

I have an Alienware Area-51 that I bought a little over a year ago with all the standard equipment. Nothing unusual. But when ever I use a graphics intensive program (games, 3-D apps, etc.) my computer beeps constantly. This is a system beep, not thru the speakers.

I'm sure it's a 1. Heat Warning 2. Power Warning 3. Who knows what. But I run all the diagonstics and everything is within the safe indicators.

I'd just like to turn it off cause it's a little bit annoying!

Thanks.

Answer 1

Since you've already checked the system, look for cooling problems with the video card. Alienware boxes use high-end cards that have their own cooling systems -- heatsinks and very often fans on the GPU. Look for a problem there. Strangely, most of the video manufacturers don't give you a way to verify GPU cooling, a serious oversight in my opinion.

Answer 2

probably a heat warning, raise the threshold in the settings, to a safe but higher level