Unexplained beep

[sheppardwk]

While watching TV last night, I heard a single beep emit
from my Dell Dimension 8400 (received 1/5/05). The
computer and the monitor were both on, but nothing was
running in Task Manager. No error message was
displayed. Thirty or so minutes later, I heard it
again. I'm connected to the internet via a cable modem
and wired router, but I have McAfee Security Center
running - including the McAfee Firewall.

I checked under Control Panel and Sounds and found that
the "beep" sounded very similar to - Windows XP
Information Bar sound.

What could this be?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Could be the Pop-Up block, in IE 6 when Service Pack 2 is install?

 

[Guest]

While watching TV last night, I heard a single beep emit
from my Dell Dimension 8400 (received 1/5/05). The
computer and the monitor were both on, but nothing was
running in Task Manager. No error message was
displayed. Thirty or so minutes later, I heard it
again. I'm connected to the internet via a cable modem
and wired router, but I have McAfee Security Center
running - including the McAfee Firewall.

I checked under Control Panel and Sounds and found that
the "beep" sounded very similar to - Windows XP
Information Bar sound.

What could this be?

Ghosts?

 

[Guest]

Yes, I use IE 6 and SP2; however, the computer was not running anything -
including Internet Explorer. Would the Pop-Up blocker be running when I'm
not on the internet?

I'm leaning towards the McAfee Firewall.

Any thoughts?

 

[Steve N.]

While watching TV last night, I heard a single beep emit
from my Dell Dimension 8400 (received 1/5/05). The
computer and the monitor were both on, but nothing was
running in Task Manager. No error message was
displayed. Thirty or so minutes later, I heard it
again. I'm connected to the internet via a cable modem
and wired router, but I have McAfee Security Center
running - including the McAfee Firewall.

I checked under Control Panel and Sounds and found that
the "beep" sounded very similar to - Windows XP
Information Bar sound.

What could this be?

If it's the PC speaker beeping it could be an alarm from the motherboard
indicating overheating. Check you BIOS for PC Health settings and
temperature alarms.

Steve