^^ The internal speaker attaches directly to the mainboard. It should beep once when you first start up, which is called posting. It's basically the bios starting up and loading all the needed bits and pieces for your computer to start loading windows.

^ I would load it up, and press DEL or F2 or whatever the key is to enter into BIOS or Setup, depending on your computer as to the key or wording. Leave it running in there for a period of time to see whether it freezes.

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