Beep beep beep (AGAIN!)

I was working late again last night. and thought I was hearing things (Lack Of Sleep)and heard the beep (or Cherps) from my dual 1.8 g5 again. every 2 seconds. Had anyone had this problem? I remember it having to do with the power feature within osx. so I turned my power settings to automatic (processor) instead of highest. it seemed to make the beep lower in volume. but not go away.
Helllllllllllp... MY poor baby is sick!!!
B

Yes, the chirping stinks, doesn't it? There is a way around it however. I, too, have a rev. a dual 1.8 and it can be very infuriating to hear that beep. Here's what you do.
On your Tiger install disk (assuming that's what you are using), install the X-Code tools. In there are what are known as the CHUD Tools. Installing the CHUD tools will make a little processor icon appear in your Finder bar that allows you to disable the NAP function on your machine. The beeping comes from your processor idling too low and the chip not getting enough power. Turning off the NAP function prevents this from happening.
Just as a disclaimer, disabling the NAP function will cause the internal temp of your machine to rise, but not enough to worry about anything. I've been using the CHUD tools ever since I got my G5 brand new a long time ago and have not had any problems.

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3 long tones, 3 short tones, 3 long tones          Firmware restoration from CD in process. See About the Firmware Restoration CD (Intel-based Macs) for more details.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2538
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Zuberi wrote:
Hi all,
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