Logging Unexpected Beeps

[Karel]

WinXP SP2, latest patches

Presently I am getting a single beep, sometimes at a regular interval of 10
minutes, other times infrequently after an hour or so. They do not seem to
be directly related to any particular activity or software. The only
substantial change to the system was a replacement by the IP of my COM21
cable modem for Motorola SB5100. I also made some minor changes to my
software.

Is there a way of logging these beeps so I can figure out where they are
coming from or what they are caused by?

Thank you.

Karel

PS I know about the BIOS codes, I will be cleaning the machine later today
to rule out overheating.

 

[Jon]

Check your sound settings in

Control Panel > Sounds & Audio Settings > Sounds (tab)

Scroll down the list of enabled sounds and see if there is one that sounds
like your beep

Jon

 

[Karel]

It's like the toothache going away when visiting the dentist.
It has not beeped for 3 hours now, but the Default Beep comes close, I
think.
Thanks
Karel

 

[Jon]

While you are troubleshooting the potential causes, you might want to try
setting that "Default Beep" sound to "(none)", and see if that solves the
immediate problem of the recurrent beep, at least.

Jon

 

[Karel]

Thanks Jon for your interest and hints.
The sound is a plain tone "middle" A on the piano and does not conform to
any of the sounds in the Control Panel, Default is slightly different. Seems
that it is therefore coming from BIOS. Couple of hours ago I blew all the
dirt out of the machine, cleaned the fans.
I still have not figured out how to log these events.
Thank you.
Karel

 

[Guest]

I think I have tracked by 'bleep' down to email being received. I look at it
later but never thought about when it was coming in.

 

[Karel]

Thank you, that's a different sound.
Karel

I think I have tracked by 'bleep' down to email being received. I look at
it
later but never thought about when it was coming in.