Tower Beeping

[coach]

Why would there be a beeping noise coming from my PC tower when my son plays games ? It happens when he is tapping the keys alot . Overload maybe ?

[Archangel]

Sometimes BIOSes get upset if you whack too many keys too quickly - I've only seen it at boot before, not once things are actually running. Just a thought.

[ninevalleys]

due to the nature of the keyboard may not be able to register more than 4 at once (give or take due to type of keyboard). and can somtimes make the computer stroppy. nothing to worry about

either ignore it or get a keyboard that registers more keystrokes (costs a bit more though)

NV

[rabbitz]

Or it could simply be the keystroke buffer filling up, especially if he is holding keys down.

I wouldn't worry that much (unless the beep is really annoying!!!)

Rabz

[coach]

Thanx fellas :)

[Progen]

Sounds like the Sticky Keys notification. I disable mine because I do play some games which require certain keys to be held down for quite some time.

[ninevalleys]

Zboard gaming Keyboard is good if you start to get annoyed at teh beeping. registers up to 9 keystrokes at once. and unlike most other gaming keyboards you can swap between the normal typing keyset and a gaming one. prices vary between $80 -$100... but is much better than the Logitech equivalent (G15 about $170). though most USB keyboards should register up to 5-6 strokes at a time and hopefully the beep will go away.

NV