Laptop beeping at me randomly

joesquire · 10-17-2006, 10:08 AM

Hello
Not sure if this is in the right place.
When using windows jsut generalyl using it, going o the internet etc, randomly my laptop will just beep at me for no reason like an error occurs but i don't get an error message come up. It doesnt happen every so often, it will just beep when it feels like it.
The sound is the "Windows XP Exclamation." i dont have a clue why it is doing it, and the sound comes through the speakers like any other sound would, and not from the laptop.
Please try and help me

**hwm54112** · 10-20-2006, 10:40 AM

It's doubtful that there is a seperate "case" speaker (no need for one)in a laptop so all sounds come from the built in audio speakers. When you plug in external speakers, the internal speakers are disabled.

Check control panel>sounds and audio> sounds tab> check what action the exclamation.wav file has been assigned to

You should also force a keyboard error while the laptop is booting if you don’t know what a “bios beep” sounds like to determine if the sound you are hearing is a bios warning or a windows action. It’s unlikely it’s a bios warning but you never know. You should be able to force a keyboard error by holding down any alphabetical key while booting. You might have to enter bios setup and change the “stop on errors” setting to “stop on keyboard errors only” if such a setting exists

joesquire · 10-20-2006, 10:45 AM

yes i do have separate speakers plugged in.

and the sound is jsut assigned to "exclamation"

i cant think what it could be, maybe its a hidden error thing?

**hwm54112** · 10-20-2006, 10:58 AM

OK, go to control panel>accessibility options>sound tab>check either of the boxes to generate a visual message along with the sound

joesquire · 10-20-2006, 11:01 AM

ok ill try that, ill come back and tell you what happens :)

joesquire · 10-21-2006, 07:12 AM

Hello
i tried puttin that messages on with th sound, but it still beeps for nothing and no messages come u or anything, it just beeps.

**hwm54112** · 10-21-2006, 09:30 AM

Did you compare it to the bios beep sound-

Check event viewer. you can do it now and see if there are a number of similar warnings. Also check immediately after the tone to see if anything shows there

Click start>administrative tools>event viewer (also in control panel>administrative tools)

Once you’re their, click on the "View Tab"-Add/remove columns-make sure date,time,type, source,category, event columns are visible, newest first,

In left pane, click any entry. In rite pane, rite click any entry, select properties and it will give you an error message or information message.

If a message exists for the tone, it would most likely be a system warning

10-17-2006, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
joesquire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP	Laptop beeping at me randomly Hello Not sure if this is in the right place. When using windows jsut generalyl using it, going o the internet etc, randomly my laptop will just beep at me for no reason like an error occurs but i don't get an error message come up. It doesnt happen every so often, it will just beep when it feels like it. The sound is the "Windows XP Exclamation." i dont have a clue why it is doing it, and the sound comes through the speakers like any other sound would, and not from the laptop. Please try and help me

10-20-2006, 10:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	It's doubtful that there is a seperate "case" speaker (no need for one)in a laptop so all sounds come from the built in audio speakers. When you plug in external speakers, the internal speakers are disabled. Check control panel>sounds and audio> sounds tab> check what action the exclamation.wav file has been assigned to You should also force a keyboard error while the laptop is booting if you don’t know what a “bios beep” sounds like to determine if the sound you are hearing is a bios warning or a windows action. It’s unlikely it’s a bios warning but you never know. You should be able to force a keyboard error by holding down any alphabetical key while booting. You might have to enter bios setup and change the “stop on errors” setting to “stop on keyboard errors only” if such a setting exists Last edited by hwm54112; 10-20-2006 at 10:52 AM.

10-20-2006, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
joesquire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP	yes i do have separate speakers plugged in. and the sound is jsut assigned to "exclamation" i cant think what it could be, maybe its a hidden error thing?

10-20-2006, 10:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	OK, go to control panel>accessibility options>sound tab>check either of the boxes to generate a visual message along with the sound

10-20-2006, 11:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
joesquire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP	ok ill try that, ill come back and tell you what happens :)

10-21-2006, 07:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
joesquire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP	Hello i tried puttin that messages on with th sound, but it still beeps for nothing and no messages come u or anything, it just beeps.

10-21-2006, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	Did you compare it to the bios beep sound- Check event viewer. you can do it now and see if there are a number of similar warnings. Also check immediately after the tone to see if anything shows there Click start>administrative tools>event viewer (also in control panel>administrative tools) Once you’re their, click on the "View Tab"-Add/remove columns-make sure date,time,type, source,category, event columns are visible, newest first, In left pane, click any entry. In rite pane, rite click any entry, select properties and it will give you an error message or information message. If a message exists for the tone, it would most likely be a system warning