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Hi Guys,
Could anyone please let me know what should i do for this problem? In Jan 2007 i installed demon tools and alchol120% softwares. after that when i restared my laptop i'm getting 5 beeps. Soon i uninstalled those softwares, but still i'm getting those 5 beep sounds(very loud) whenever i boot my pc. I even tried to a couple of time to restore my PC to a point before those 2 softwares were installed but of no use. Could anyone please let me know what should i do(other than sending my laptop to the customer care).
Thanks a lot in advance.
Sarath

P.S. After booting and the desktop is loaded, may be in a couple of mins. it gives 5 beeps. other than the beep sounds, rest everything looks fine.

configuration:
AMD Turon 64, 2GB RAM,8x dvd writer,120GB HDD, windows XP media center edition

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Because the beeps are reported to occur after Windows reaches the desktop, they are far more likely to be an OS/driver/startup notification than a BIOS POST code. The BIOS/manual advice from and is correct for true POST failures, but the post‑boot timing points to a different troubleshooting path that was not yet suggested in the thread.

Quick diagnostic checklist (try in order):

  • Confirm timing precisely: a POST (BIOS) beep happens before any Windows logo; a post‑boot beep happens after the desktop appears.
  • Boot Safe Mode. If the beeps disappear, a driver or startup program is the probable cause.
  • Identify the sound source: mute the speakers or plug in headphones. If the sound goes away when audio is muted, it’s an audio/system‑sound event; if it remains, it’s the internal speaker (system beep).
  • Check Event Viewer (System and Application logs) for errors time‑stamped to the beep. That often reveals a device or driver repeatedly failing.
  • Open Device Manager, enable “Show hidden devices”, and look for devices that appear/disappear or show warnings (virtual CD drivers and filter drivers are common suspects after uninstalling imaging software).

Safe, reversible ways to silence or isolate the problem (Windows XP):

net stop beep
sc config beep start= disabled

To re-enable later:

sc config beep start= auto
net start beep

Follow‑up actions: run msconfig selective startup to isolate the culprit; fully remove leftover kernel/filter drivers installed by CD‑emulation tools (SPTD/virtual CD drivers); update chipset/audio drivers and, only if indicated, BIOS (backup data first). If five beeps are actually occurring before Windows loads, revert to the BIOS beep‑code route and consult Dell diagnostics/support. Avoid registry edits or driver removals without a restore point or backup.

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Member Avatar for mechbas

the beep codes meaning depends on your bios, i.e. manuf. and type, etc. determing that and try
after that, it could be very simple (usually is) or you may be headed for the service agent anyway, too open ended at this point.

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thank mechbas. I'll check it and see.

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look in the dell owners manual for your system (dells site) for a list of what the beep codes mean

Member Avatar for sagar kadam

sir my dell laptop 1525 in i need to install windows xp so my laptop is not boot on usb cd drivre so pls give the sugetion

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