If you have the manual, check what the beeps are suppose to indicate. Typically they fire off due to overheating or, umm, power issues?

File Scavenger.

Or look up professional data recovery services. They charge money, but could be worth it.

Hmm. Could be either spyware or a hard drive going bad.

IE -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Enable Third Party Addons (uncheck this fella)

It may or may not help.

BIOS upgrades are released to fix problems or add functionality. If a fix has been issued, it is a good idea to upgrade.

They are pretty good about not frying boards these days. And, if you have a...

BIOS is motherboard-specific.

Visit ASUS' website, hit up their Support or Downloads section, and plug in your motherboard's name/id/product name/whatever is used to identify ASUS motherboards.
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