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disable PC speaker sound on simultaneous key press?
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:35 pm
by sergeycentral
After playing some games on my T60p I noticed that the PC speaker sounds (sometimes) when keys are pressed simultaneously. Is there a way to disable this annoying sound?
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:46 pm
by GoofyG28
I hate it, too. I haven't looked into it, but I did turn off the BEEP that you get when you plug in your AC power in the BIOS config screen. Maybe it's in there, too.
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 9:28 pm
by sergeycentral
strangely enought it beeps when you press 3 keys at once that are all adjacent to each other.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:09 pm
by nichao
This has been bugging me since i received my Thinkpad. Luckily, I found the solution via Google today:
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. (
http://www.randyrants.com/2004/02/ibm_thinkpad_t4.html )
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:42 pm
by GoofyG28
I love you!!!
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 5:48 pm
by johhn14
thank you as well! that beep <strike>drives</strike> drove me crazy!
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:43 pm
by sergeycentral
thank you very much as well!
Admins, you may want to add this to the FAQ...?