Computer beeping and wont stop

[snowy]

About an hour ago my laptop started beeping and it hasnt stopped. It goes beep,beep, beep pause and the beeps again.

Ive tried restarting, checked battery etc but its still there and driving me mad

any suggestions?

 

[snowy]

typical, the minute i post it stops .

Bit wierd but at least its stopped

 

[Sn@kebite]

About an hour ago my laptop started beeping and it hasnt stopped. It goes beep,beep, beep pause and the beeps again.

Ive tried restarting, checked battery etc but its still there and driving me mad

any suggestions?

I think Toshiba notebooks are notorious for this.(?)

Can you go into the boot menu by holding in "F2" (I think F2 anyway) when booting and see if there is an option in there for enabling/disabling the system beep. Maybe yours is the same?

If not that, then could be:

1. A damaged/faulty motherboard could be the culprit. If you have a warranty they should fix it for free. (If it is the motherboard).

2. Overheating?

If you could give specs on the laptop. eg, Make, model, age etc...?

 

[bankrupt]

Perhaps one of the keyboard keys is sticking?

 

[damomac]

It's also worth noting the number of beeps and then checking the BIOS Beep Code Table at this link

http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html

 

[ClubMan]

But if it's beeping while otherwise operating normally (which is how I read the original post) then it's surely unlikely or impossible that these are BIOS beeps?

 

[Guest125]

Unless it was overheating and is now cooled down.No harm to check the beep codes.Make sure the air intake for the cooling fan(usually underneath) is clear,especially if you are in bed while surfing.