Random 5 beeps on cold boot / first power-on of the day
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for help diagnosing a weird boot issue that started recently.
Specs:
- CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X
- Motherboard: B650 Lightning
- RAM: 4×8 GB DDR5-6000 kit
- BIOS: updated to the latest version
What’s happening:
- On the first power-on after the PC has been completely off for a while, the system almost always beeps 5 times and then boots normally.
- Once it has booted, the PC seems stable. Memtest has been running over night with no errors.
What I tried:
- Updated BIOS to the newest version → no change
- Reduced RAM speed step by step because I assumed it was memory instability:
- previously stable for ~3 years at 5600 MT/s (XMP)
- tried 5400 / 5200 / 5000
- now even running at 4800 MT/s
- The 5-beep issue still happens even at 4800.
- Disabled fast boot
Context:
- The issue started 2-3 weeks after I moved to a new place. The PC is now closer to an outside wall, but since it also happens in the afternoon (not only in the morning/cold), I’m not sure if temperature/humidity is relevant.
Is this something to be worried about?
Posted Apr 22, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC
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