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Title: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: webadict on January 30, 2009, 11:39:23 am
So, funny story, but how does one stop their laptop from beeping? It beeps at very inconvenient times, making it impractical, such as upon saving, hitting outside a box that I need to close first, scrolling too far down a page, or just for no reason.

I have no idea how to do this, so any help anyone has will be helpful.
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: Yanlin on January 30, 2009, 11:47:33 am
Rip out the internal speaker.
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: webadict on January 30, 2009, 11:48:43 am
Quote from: Yanlin on January 30, 2009, 11:47:33 am
Rip out the internal speaker.
Already tried that. Next one?
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 30, 2009, 11:56:29 am
(I assume you're running win xp or vista?)Double click on the volume control icon in the lower-right corner and set the PCBeep to mute.
OK?
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: webadict on January 30, 2009, 03:24:36 pm
Quote from: Il Palazzo on January 30, 2009, 11:56:29 am
(I assume you're running win xp or vista?)Double click on the volume control icon in the lower-right corner and set the PCBeep to mute.
OK?
Oddly enough, there is no speaker button in the corner, because I don't have a sound card, and all attempts to find the PCBeep volume control are failures. I checked under control panel and I can click the sound there, but no options are available to press.

And yes, I am running on XP.
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: Wooty on January 30, 2009, 03:32:21 pm
I think I know how you might be able to kill all the weird beeping sounds. If you go to control panel -> sounds, speech, and... -> Adjust the system volume, you'll get something like this
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

As far as I can tell, this looks like the place where you can screw with all those noises. Bear in mind I haven't tested this at all.
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: PTTG?? on January 30, 2009, 04:02:07 pm
Hmmm... without a sound driver, I don't know if there's a way to get to those options. Maybe find a sound driver?

Also, yeah, just cut the PC speaker wires.
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: webadict on January 30, 2009, 04:10:48 pm
Found it under hardware. Disabled the beep. BOOM! Headshot!
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: Kashyyk on January 30, 2009, 04:16:47 pm
congratz
Title: Re: Computer Needs to Stop Beeping!
Post by: Yanlin on January 31, 2009, 03:27:13 am
Quote from: webadict on January 30, 2009, 04:10:48 pm
Found it under hardware. Disabled the beep. BOOM! Headshot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_nxhdPCoX4

Now you should enjoy this.