The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Strange Beeping

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by zmarselle, Nov 15, 2011.

  1. zmarselle

    zmarselle Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    So recently when I am on my R1, I can be doing anything, gaming, or just browsing/typing and I will sometimes get beeps. What does this mean??
     
    zmarselle, Nov 15, 2011
    #1
  2. azn4lif3s

    azn4lif3s Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    51
    Messages:
    270
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Very vague, we will need alot more information. Have you installed anything recently? Dropped it? Done anything? It could just be like Stickykeys or something, for example, on my laptop if I hit certain key combinations it will make a beeping noise. It could just be something like that.
     
    azn4lif3s, Nov 16, 2011
    #2
  3. zmarselle

    zmarselle Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    No drops, and the only thing I ever install are games from steam. I dont get any pop ups like sticky keys should either. It can be anytime at all. Usually just one quick, noticeable beep but I do not notice anything happening, just the beep.
     
    zmarselle, Nov 16, 2011
    #3
  4. satchmobob

    satchmobob Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    4
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    It's not the battery becoming fully charged or something is it?
     
    satchmobob, Nov 16, 2011
    #4
  5. zmarselle

    zmarselle Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    No this happens when its plugged in fully charged and when its unplugged at all levels of charge.
     
    zmarselle, Nov 16, 2011
    #5
  6. azn4lif3s

    azn4lif3s Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    51
    Messages:
    270
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Hmm, well I don't personally own a M11x but I'd say its just something with the bios
     
    azn4lif3s, Nov 16, 2011
    #6
  7. irishsumo

    irishsumo Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    25
    Messages:
    233
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    zmarselle - what hard drive have you got in there? I ask because I have a machine with a Seagate Momentus XT which emits a short, sharp beep every now and again, and apparently can be fixed with a firmware upgrade. I haven't done this yet as it isn't annoying enough yet and I haven't had the time to clone the drive recently.
     
    irishsumo, Nov 17, 2011
    #7
  8. clemenzina

    clemenzina Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    162
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I get a double-beep when I'm typing - am a fastish touch-typist but very light-fingered so it may be typos causing it, I figure.
     
    clemenzina, Nov 17, 2011
    #8
  9. tonkatrain

    tonkatrain Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    35
    Messages:
    143
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I know the m11x will make a fast beep when the free fall protection kicks in. Maybe that is malfunctioning and detecting a drop?
     
    tonkatrain, Nov 17, 2011
    #9
  10. zmarselle

    zmarselle Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I will look into this!

    I find it mostly when I am typing blocks now that you mention it..but why would it beep for a typo? how would it know??

    Maybe..I am just debating calling dell for this. Afraid it means something else will happen, but also afraid to send it in out of fear that it will come back destroyed.
     
    zmarselle, Nov 18, 2011
    #10
  11. clemenzina

    clemenzina Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    162
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I'm wondering if it's not so much typing the wrong letter, but mis-timing and typing one key almost at the same time as another.
     
    clemenzina, Nov 18, 2011
    #11
  12. Blackjack13

    Blackjack13 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    8
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Mine does the same thing. I'll just be doing something, anything, and it will beep a couple times. I've never been able to figure out what it was. I believe I have my freefall disabled, so I doubt that is it. This is on an R2, by the way.
     
    Blackjack13, Nov 19, 2011
    #12
  13. Maca0716

    Maca0716 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    35
    Messages:
    120
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I posted a similar thread about this last year i have the exact same thing its completely random.

    But it hasn't happened for ages, just a completely weird thing i even phoned up Alienware support and the only thing they could do was get me to send my Laptop in so they could experience it themselves.

    Since it doesn't seem to have effected the laptop i didn't bother.
     
    Maca0716, Nov 19, 2011
    #13