Random Beeps

[Will]

Occasionally, my laptop will start beeping randomly. It
will have 3 short beeps. It will repeat this a few times
and stop. Some time later it will do this again. This
doesn't happen every time my computer is on.

 

[dgock]

the beeps aren't random. your computer is telling you some
thing.
it could be a hardware error or some program is set to
beep when some thing specific is done.
don

 

[Guest]

if its an IBM laptop, then its most likely the laptop picking up a wireles signal, or low battery.

 

[Guest]

Talk to the vendor who made it. Different vendors have different alarms

 

[Guest]

they are random and I can't say they have anything to do
with the bios because there is no code for that sequence
of beeps for phoenix bios, and it's not an ibm picking up
a wirless signal because it also happens in linux,
but today the sequence of six beeps happened within a few
seconds of each other, and then the laptop shut off. I
called Medion - manufacturer of my laptop and they
couldn't help me more than saying if it happens again to
send it in for them to take a look at it. luckily enough
I still have the warrenty.

any new ideas on this one?

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[Malke]

they are random and I can't say they have anything to do
with the bios because there is no code for that sequence
of beeps for phoenix bios, and it's not an ibm picking up
a wirless signal because it also happens in linux,
but today the sequence of six beeps happened within a few
seconds of each other, and then the laptop shut off. I
called Medion - manufacturer of my laptop and they
couldn't help me more than saying if it happens again to
send it in for them to take a look at it. luckily enough
I still have the warrenty.

any new ideas on this one?

No, I think you need to listen to your laptop mftr. and send it in for
repair. Obviously it is a hardware problem since the beeps are
happening in both operating systems.

Good luck,

Malke