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beeping noise

Asked by Ray Smith

I am using xubuntu and every so often, the computer omits a loud continous beeping noise that requires the computer to be re-booted

Can anybody help

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Is you pc a laptop with mic and audio enabled.. ?
If yes this is larsen effect, please check your speaker volume and put it to a lower value...

Hope this helps

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#2

This is unlikely to be a Xubuntu problem but rather a hardware problem.

If it is one long beep then it is most likely due to one of the following causes:

1. Loose component - remove and reseat RAM modules, graphics card, sound card, ethernet card, etc, also check external connections of peripherals.
2. Component overheating - clean the inside of the computer and check that fans are working. Allow sufficient airspace around the computer.
3. Keyboard failure - change keyboard.
4 Power supply faulty - replace power supply.

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Ray Smith (raymond-smith66) said : 		#3

No it is a fast beeping noise. It sounds like it is coming from the laptop's soundcard.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

Be sure you don't have some keyboard keys that is locked into a pressed status...

Hope this helps

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Ray Smith (raymond-smith66) said : 		#5

Belive I have tacked it down to a firefox add on. Noise was coming on when my wife was recieving a response from face book online chat. I will monitor and would like to thank everyone for responding

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

Ah! ;-) wonderful...