Source of "Beeping"

[WhiteTea77581]

I am trying to locate the source of some occasional beeping. It is the
same sound I get when I plug in a USB drive.

At first I thought it was because I was turning off my USB printer to
save electricity, but the beeping is still occuring.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:30:25 AM, and on a whim,
WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:

I am trying to locate the source of some occasional beeping. It is the
same sound I get when I plug in a USB drive.

At first I thought it was because I was turning off my USB printer to
save electricity, but the beeping is still occuring.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Andy

Hi Andy,

Have you checked your sound events to see if any other event has the
same sound assigned? It might help you t-shoot the issue.

The other suggestion is checking to make sure no other USB devices are
plugged in. When the sound occurs, does the "Remove Hardware" icon in
the System Tray show up or disappear? That would tell you it IS a USB
device and not something else. Maybe a lose CD/DVD drive (for a laptop)?


Terry R.

 

[Jose]

I am trying to locate the source of some occasional beeping. It is the
same sound I get when I plug in a USB drive.

At first I thought it was because I was turning off my USB printer to
save electricity, but the beeping is still occuring.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
             Andy

Desktop or laptop?

Determine if the beeping is a USB connect, disconnect or a combination
of disconnect followed by a connect by understanding the different
sounds.

Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices. Click
the Sounds tab and scroll down to the Device Connect and Device
Disconnect options, highlight one and click the > to hear the sounds
and notice the difference.

If you have any other USB devices hooked up, what are they?

If you have other USB devices like a mouse or keyboard, see if you can
recreate the sounds by moving the device around, jiggling the cables
(loose or bad cable) - unplug and replug the offending device or all
USB devices to reestablish the connection.

Are you using USB connections right off the motherboard or on the
front of the computer? If the front, move them to the back for a
while - could be a lose or defective cable inside leading to the front
connections.

Do you have an external hard disk or other devices connected to a USB
port?

 

[WhiteTea77581]

The date and time was Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:30:25 AM, and on a whim,
WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:





Hi Andy,

Have you checked your sound events to see if any other event has the
same sound assigned?  It might help you t-shoot the issue.

The other suggestion is checking to make sure no other USB devices are
plugged in.  When the sound occurs, does the "Remove Hardware" icon in
the System Tray show up or disappear?  That would tell you it IS a USB
device and not something else.  Maybe a lose CD/DVD drive (for a laptop)?

Terry R.

I will check my sound events.

I also noticed that my optical mouse sometimes stops "lighting up" and
stops working followed by the beeping.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea77581]

Desktop or laptop?

Determine if the beeping is a USB connect, disconnect or a combination
of disconnect followed by a connect by understanding the different
sounds.

Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices.  Click
the Sounds tab and scroll down to the Device Connect and Device
Disconnect options, highlight one and click the > to hear the sounds
and notice the difference.

If you have any other USB devices hooked up, what are they?

If you have other USB devices like a mouse or keyboard, see if you can
recreate the sounds by moving the device around, jiggling the cables
(loose or bad cable) - unplug and replug the offending device or all
USB devices to reestablish the connection.

Are you using USB connections right off the motherboard or on the
front of the computer?  If the front, move them to the back for a
while - could be a lose or defective cable inside leading to the front
connections.

Do you have an external hard disk or other devices connected to a USB
port?

Thanks.

I have a Dell Optiplex GX110.

It has a USB Host Controller (2.0) which has a printer and scanner
attached to it while the
mouse and keyboard are attached to the lower speed Controller that
came with the computer.

Andy

 

[R. McCarty]

You could have a condition where your USB root hubs are becoming
current overloaded ( +500mA ) and the devices are being dropped from
the current hardware profile. You may want to use Device Manager &
check your Root Hubs, Power (TAB) and note the total _ mA usage.
Depending on what technology USB devices you have it may be helpful
to move the devices to different USB ports (sockets) to help reallocate
the loading effect.

The date and time was Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:30:25 AM, and on a whim,
WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:





Hi Andy,

Have you checked your sound events to see if any other event has the
same sound assigned? It might help you t-shoot the issue.

The other suggestion is checking to make sure no other USB devices are
plugged in. When the sound occurs, does the "Remove Hardware" icon in
the System Tray show up or disappear? That would tell you it IS a USB
device and not something else. Maybe a lose CD/DVD drive (for a laptop)?

Terry R.

I will check my sound events.

I also noticed that my optical mouse sometimes stops "lighting up" and
stops working followed by the beeping.

Andy

 

[SC Tom]

I am trying to locate the source of some occasional beeping. It is the
same sound I get when I plug in a USB drive.

At first I thought it was because I was turning off my USB printer to
save electricity, but the beeping is still occuring.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Andy

Like Jose said, if you're plugged into a front panel or monitor USB port,
move it to one of the back ports. I have seen problems with front ports
going bad because the plug gets bumped into and loosens the inside
connectors to the point where the connection is intermittent at best (hence
the blinking mouse light).
If you have other USB devices plugged in, disconnect all except what is
necessary for now. If it's a matter of a single device dragging your USB
power down (such as with an Xbox game controller plugged in), you can always
get an external powered hub.

SC Tom

 

[WhiteTea77581]

 You could have a condition where your USB root hubs are becoming
current overloaded ( +500mA ) and the devices are being dropped from
the current hardware profile. You may want to use Device Manager &
check your Root Hubs, Power (TAB) and note the total _ mA usage.
Depending on what technology USB devices you have it may be helpful
to move the devices to different USB ports (sockets) to help reallocate
the loading effect.








I will check my sound events.

I also noticed that my optical mouse sometimes stops "lighting up" and
stops working followed by the beeping.

Andy

I couldn't find a tab for power usage.

My system is a tad bit old.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea77581]

Like Jose said, if you're plugged into a front panel or monitor USB port,
move it to one of the back ports. I have seen problems with front ports
going bad because the plug gets bumped into and loosens the inside
connectors to the point where the connection is intermittent at best (hence
the blinking mouse light).
If you have other USB devices plugged in, disconnect all except what is
necessary for now. If it's a matter of a single device dragging your USB
power down (such as with an Xbox game controller plugged in), you can always
get an external powered hub.

SC Tom

Thanks for the help.

I don't have any front ports.

I figured that the printer and scanner probably use the most power.

I redistributed the cables like this.

On the USB 2.0 are the printer and the port I use for my thumdrives.
(used rarely)

On the "1.1 port", I plugged in the mouse and scanner.

We'll see what happens.

Andy

 

[Nate Grossman]

I also noticed that my optical mouse sometimes stops "lighting up" and
stops working followed by the beeping.

That's a BIG CLUE.

The sound tells you your mouse has become disconnected.

 

[WhiteTea77581]

That's a BIG CLUE.

The sound tells you your mouse has become disconnected.

Sometimes when I pulled my mouse, it tugged. I untangled the wires and
so far no beeping.
It's amazing how problems often have such simple solutions.

Andy

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:59:48 AM, and on a whim,
WhiteTea77581 pounded out on the keyboard:

I will check my sound events.

I also noticed that my optical mouse sometimes stops "lighting up" and
stops working followed by the beeping.

Andy

I can't see your mouse causing an overload, but you never know. If your
scanner and printer are AC powered, they won't draw hardly anything.
But I know some scanners are only USB powered now.

Loose connections (especially "tugging"), cause weird things. I had a
USB mouse with a PS/2 adapter that was causing random lockups. I found
it was because the adapter was drooping a bit from time to time. I
finally gave up the convenience of having a mouse in my DOS partition
(where I use Partition Magic to make backup copies of partitions). And
to those wondering, no, nothing I've tried allows a USB mouse (at least
THIS mouse) in the DOS environment. Keyboard works, but no mouse. I've
tried every different driver and BIOS setting to no avail. But this has
nothing to do with you, sorry for rambling...

Terry R.