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Thread ID: 59333 2005-06-29 00:32:00 Strange noises FrankS (257) Press F1
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367801 2005-06-29 00:32:00 A query to the Moderators, is it worth adding a FAQ covering the beeps and other noises that are met at the most inopportune moment?
Thinking of the AMI and IBM beep codes plus other warnings similar to that recently mentioned by Godfather re an overheating CPU.
Appreciate that many programmes use sounds to audibly warn of an action taken ie HP printers when printer is shut down, Caps Lock beep, Netscape Mail when mail has been received etc but would assume users of a programme would be aware of these and may in fact have set the programme accordingly.
Had a fossick through the FAQ's, excellent layout.
FrankS (257)
367802 2005-06-29 02:18:00 Too many variables IMO for a FAQ. Even the BIOS makers have changed there beep codes over time, then there are PC manufaturers custom ones.

Might be handy putting a link somewhere to the main beep codes though perhaps in the FAQ dealing with boot problems.
Murray P (44)
367803 2005-06-29 03:00:00 BANG - PSU just blew up

CLATTER - somethings stuck in the CPU fan

GRIND - Hard drive self destructing

SHRIEK - Your partner just heard one of the above
pctek (84)
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