Dell e4300 Random Beeps

I’ve noticed that my Dell e4300 Laptop will randomly beep every now and then. The symptoms are virtually identical to the issue described here: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19314488.aspx

Any ideas why? I thought it might be related to hard drive activity so I downloaded the western digital disk utility and all tests check out fine.

It’s not a big deal and it only beeps once every few days. I just want to make sure there isn’t a larger problem looming. =)

Mike B

Posted 2010-06-09T18:56:28.447

Reputation: 2 308

What kind of beep? A "system" beep? (motherboard speaker) Is it only when you're doing something specific? – GalacticCowboy – 2010-06-09T19:31:41.093

@galacticCowboy It sounds like a set of system beeps. Does not occur when doing anything specific. Sometimes it'll happen when the laptop is idle. – Mike B – 2010-06-09T21:28:12.777

Answers

Whoops. Forgot to update this one. I eventually update the BIOS and reinstalled Windows (as part of a completely unrelated issue). I haven't noticed the beeps since then.

Mike B

Posted 2010-06-09T18:56:28.447

Reputation: 2 308

We're seeing this as well on several E4300 laptops. These steps may have fixed the issue:

Right-click on My Computer and select Manage
Select Device Manager
From the View menu, select Show Hidden Devices
Expand Non-Plug and Play Drivers
Right-click on Beep and select Disable
Reboot the computer

vlb1

Posted 2010-06-09T18:56:28.447

Reputation: 1

6These steps won't have fixed the issue if its anything serious, they've just stopped you hearing the beeps. – Joe Taylor – 2011-07-28T16:37:25.537