970A-G46 AM3+ ATX AMD Motherboard no POST beeps

Hi,
I just upgraded from 880G-E45 to 970A-G46.  The same case is used.
After that, I no longer get any POST beeps.  I've checked that the speaker is connected to JFP2 Buzzer pin 4-6 and tried in both direction.  Yet still no beeps.
Is this normal?  Or am I missing some settings?
Thanks

Quote from: cheerful on 25-December-13, 12:31:27
Hi,
I just upgraded from 880G-E45 to 970A-G46.  The same case is used.
After that, I no longer get any POST beeps.  I've checked that the speaker is connected to JFP2 Buzzer pin 4-6 and tried in both direction.  Yet still no beeps.
Is this normal?  Or am I missing some settings?
Thanks
The beep is there, but very soft and muted...  Most of the time I never hear mine at all.

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