Menno Hershberger wrote:
> One of our phone company's computers has started beeping quite
> regularly for no particular reason. I went into sound properties to
> compare it and it is definitely the "default beep". When it happens,
> there is nothing blinking in the system trap, or anything else to
> indicate what might be triggering it. The event viewer reveals
> nothing. It is almost certain to do it when you open Outlook Express,
> but it doesn't jive with keyboard strokes or mouse movements. It's
> like 4 or five in a row, then some quiet, and then a couple more...
> just randomly. It also does it in other apps and was even doing it
> when I went into the control panel to compare the sounds. If you walk
> away and do absolutely *nothing* then it will stop.
>
> Is there a way to "trap" the source of these beeps?

It could be the motherboard trying to signal a hardware malfunction. Look up
the beep-codes on the motherboard's manufacturer's site.