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SFO_FT Oct 9, 2006 1:36 am
this works!!

This one came from one of the users on the ThinkPad Mailing List and it's a very welcomed fix! There are a number of key combinations that cause a ThinkPad to beep at seemingly random times. For example, if you hold down W E and R there's no beep, but if you hold down T Y and U the machine beeps at you (and really has no reason to).

The fix - thanks Deanna! - is simple. Go to Device Manager and "Show Hidden Devices". Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers" you'll see an item named "Beep". Disable that and the "random beep" disappears. Once done, of course, you can hide the hidden devices again.

redburgundy Oct 9, 2006 6:13 am
Originally Posted by SFO_FT
this works!!

This one came from one of the users on the ThinkPad Mailing List and it's a very welcomed fix! There are a number of key combinations that cause a ThinkPad to beep at seemingly random times. For example, if you hold down W E and R there's no beep, but if you hold down T Y and U the machine beeps at you (and really has no reason to).

The fix - thanks Deanna! - is simple. Go to Device Manager and "Show Hidden Devices". Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers" you'll see an item named "Beep". Disable that and the "random beep" disappears. Once done, of course, you can hide the hidden devices again.
That may fix one kind of random beeping, but not another kind, because mine still beeps (seldom, but every now and then) after making that change.

joe19812 Oct 9, 2006 1:09 pm
Originally Posted by SFO_FT
this works!!

This one came from one of the users on the ThinkPad Mailing List and it's a very welcomed fix! There are a number of key combinations that cause a ThinkPad to beep at seemingly random times. For example, if you hold down W E and R there's no beep, but if you hold down T Y and U the machine beeps at you (and really has no reason to).

The fix - thanks Deanna! - is simple. Go to Device Manager and "Show Hidden Devices". Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers" you'll see an item named "Beep". Disable that and the "random beep" disappears. Once done, of course, you can hide the hidden devices again.
Can you post a link to the Thinkpad mailing list or send me info on it?
I've got a minor annoyance with mine I'd like to fix. I have an alternate desktop wall paper setup but everytime I go into/out of presenation mode it resets back to the default Worldmap Timezone desktop.

redburgundy Oct 9, 2006 1:15 pm
http://forum.thinkpads.com/

yosithezet Oct 12, 2006 6:22 am
Originally Posted by joe19812
Can you post a link to the Thinkpad mailing list or send me info on it?
I've got a minor annoyance with mine I'd like to fix. I have an alternate desktop wall paper setup but everytime I go into/out of presenation mode it resets back to the default Worldmap Timezone desktop.
It looks like the one the poster was referring to is at http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad


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