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    annoying sound

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by melucian, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. melucian

    melucian Newbie

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    I have a N500 Lenovo notebook.

    a few days ago a have decided to use a bios password.
    when i start the pc and type the password i hear this annoying beep each time i type a character, after the half of the password. i don`t hear this sound when i type on restart, it only happens what i turn on my laptop.

    Please give me a clue if you know something about it!

    Thanks
     
  2. Th1nkpad

    Th1nkpad Notebook Consultant

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    The computer beeps when you type in invalid input. It's registered as a system error. Most likely there are processes loading in the background. Try waiting for a while before typing in your BIOS password. It shouldn't beep anymore.
     
  3. melucian

    melucian Newbie

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    hello,
    thank you for trying to help me. i tried waiting a while and i still hear this sound.
    the curious thing is that it happens only after i type 7 characters from the password (it contains 12). now i remember reading somewhere, that is recommended for the bios password to have a maximum number of characters.
    do you think it could be connected to this issue?
    Thanks
     
  4. Th1nkpad

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    Yeah, it's probably beeping because after 7 characters the password is truncated, therefore any input after 7 is invalid. Try typing in just the first 7 characters of your password and hit enter and see if that logs you in.
     
  5. melucian

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    thanks a lot. it works.
    meanwhile, i have found the information about the lenght of the password. it must be composed by 8 characters maximum.

    now do you think is indicated to change it in a smaller one, or i can work fine just typing it's 8 first letters??

    thank you