Computer Beep

[Jeff]

I have noticed that this issue seems to be native to XP,
I have 2000 boxes that do not replicate the issue below.

I recently rolled out some new (and upgraded other from
2000 to XP) XP pro boxes and since heard from users that
when they make a keyboard mistake (i.e. mistype there
username and/or password and press enter) the computer
beeps. So I looked into the BIOS and found no reference
to turning off the PC Speaker, then I flashed the BIOS
and found no reference. I logged into XP and found in
Sounds a pc speaker slide bar and mute option. I set the
slide bar to its lowest setting and checked the box to
mute the PC speaker. The beep sound with the mute on is
a lower tone than is with the mute off, but their is
still a beep.

From what I understnad that motherboard and PC
manufactors are no longer putting seperate PC speakers on
boards or in systems and therefore all sound comes from
the main computer speakers, so I can't just dissconnect a
pc speaker or disable the sound card in the BIOS because
I will get no sounds at all in Windows.

Any solutions......I am guessing there is a registry
setting...

 

[Terry]

Can't you just open the case and disconnect the speaker?

 

[Guest]

Yes, but if you read below I cant or I will loose
allsound!!!

 

[Allain]

Unless you have a very strange hardware setup cutting the wires that lead to
the PC speaker will have no effect on your soundcard whether it's onboard or
pci. If you're really worried get a pair of wirecutters and cut the wires
halfway down the line. That way if you lose all sound (which you won't) you
can splice them back together with electric tape.

TP

 

[Lem]

The OP "understands" that instead of a "PC speaker" all of his sounds
(uncluding, presumably, BIOS beep codes) come from the regular speakers. Thus,
he doesn't want to disable the speakers. Although I doubt his understanding, it
can be quickly resolved by opening the case and looking.

However, rather than taking the brute force approach to stopping sounds, the OP
really needs to define his problem better. All he says is that when a keying
mistake is made, "the computer beeps." It seems fairly straightforward to
determine if this "beep" is coming from the same speakers that are used to play,
e.g., the Windows startup sound, or from a built-in speaker. If the sound is
coming from the "regular" speakers, the solution lies not in the BIOS, but in
whatever application is accepting the keystrokes. To be doubly sure, go to
Control Panel > Sounds and assign five non-standard wav files to "Asterisk"
"Critical Stop" "Default Beep" "Exclamation" and "Question." Then have the
users repeat the key sequence that cause the "beep" and see which, if any, of
these new wav files plays. Further sleuthing can proceed from there.

 

[Alex Nichol]

The OP "understands" that instead of a "PC speaker" all of his sounds
(uncluding, presumably, BIOS beep codes) come from the regular speakers. Thus,
he doesn't want to disable the speakers. Although I doubt his understanding, it
can be quickly resolved by opening the case and looking.

He might look in Control Panel - Sounds and Video - Sounds page and look
for the Asterisk, Default Beep and System Notification sounds in the
list: highlight, and in the dropdown box at the bottom, select (None)
and click Apply. There are several other sound effects where I find
(None) to be my preferred choice