BEEP not during power up???

At first I thought it was time to change the batteries in the fire alarm.
But the single loud BEEP came from my computer. What does this mean? The
computer seems to work very well otherwise. It happens while I'm working,
NOT during power up.
-Pete

Pete,
This may not help, but if it does, I'll be happy.

How often does the beep happen?

I think that a program (or an internet browser running a certain site caused this beep.

What all programs were you running, and if you were running a browser, then what site were you on?

Assuming it keeps beeping a lot, mute the audio on your computer and then see if there's
another beep.

If even that doesn't work, then keep the audio muted and disconnect all speakers (if applicable).

Please let me know about my above questions, whether the problem got identified/fixed, and if
so, how it was fixed.

Hope to hear from you soon, and I hope I helped!

Cool_X


Pete wrote:
> At first I thought it was time to change the batteries in the fire alarm.
> But the single loud BEEP came from my computer. What does this mean? The
> computer seems to work very well otherwise. It happens while I'm working,
> NOT during power up.
> -Pete
>
>

In my reply, I was assuming that the beep was coming from is computer, and I was also assuming
that he was using a desktop PC.

Just to make that clear.

Cool_X

P.S. I hope he reads my posts, and that I wasn't wasting my time trying to help him...!

Cool_X wrote:
> Pete,
> This may not help, but if it does, I'll be happy.
>
> How often does the beep happen?
>
> I think that a program (or an internet browser running a certain site
> caused this beep.
>
> What all programs were you running, and if you were running a browser,
> then what site were you on?
>
> Assuming it keeps beeping a lot, mute the audio on your computer and
> then see if there's another beep.
>
> If even that doesn't work, then keep the audio muted and disconnect all
> speakers (if applicable).
>
> Please let me know about my above questions, whether the problem got
> identified/fixed, and if so, how it was fixed.
>
> Hope to hear from you soon, and I hope I helped!
>
> Cool_X
>
>
> Pete wrote:
>
>> At first I thought it was time to change the batteries in the fire alarm.
>> But the single loud BEEP came from my computer. What does this mean? The
>> computer seems to work very well otherwise. It happens while I'm working,
>> NOT during power up.
>> -Pete
>>
>>

Thanks to everyone who replied.
I took the advice and disconnected the speakers. Still had the beep!
Then my wife told me we have a SECOND smoke detector hidden under a shelf I
built. The batteries were low, and so it beeped. Problem identified and
solved.
I just get nervous when something seems wrong with my computer.
-Pete

Pete,
I'm so glad I helped!!!

If there's anything I can do to help you in the future, don't hesitate to contact me
(preferably by e-mail, which should be listed)!

Have a great day, and don't forget to change the batteries in ALL your smoke detectors
REGULARLY, smoke detectors are VERY useful devices...

Cool_X

Pete wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who replied.
> I took the advice and disconnected the speakers. Still had the beep!
> Then my wife told me we have a SECOND smoke detector hidden under a shelf I
> built. The batteries were low, and so it beeped. Problem identified and
> solved.
> I just get nervous when something seems wrong with my computer.
> -Pete
>
>