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Old 27-02-2005, 00:16   #1
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Hi guys,

got a very weird problem with my sister's account on my computer.

Everytime she changes the Play Control Balance the PC beeps, its a single beep, and it ONLY does it when changing the play control balance, it doesnt do it on my login, any idea why on earth it does it?!

I have a Asus P4P800 Deluxe Mobo, SB Audigy 1 Sound Card and I have Windows XP Service Pack 1.

Another problem I have is on the PC I builty for my sister, on the graphics card where you plug the monitor cable in, one of the little circular nuts has come off of the gfx card which I bought new about a month ago (an old ATI Radeon 9200) so I cant plug the monitor in properly and it stays in standby mode, is it easy to get a replacement nut to place on the graphics card so when I plug in the monitor cable it will go in okay?

Hope you guys can help me... cheers
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Old 27-02-2005, 00:23   #2
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Re: PC beeps when changing play control balance & also graphics card problem

Check Control Panel > Sounds (and Audio Devices) > Sounds
It's likely that she has Windows set to use no sound like I do in her profile.
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Old 27-02-2005, 00:24   #3
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Re: PC beeps when changing play control balance & also graphics card problem

I've checked that already and there are no sounds on at all... which is exactly like mine.... this is bizarre :S
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Re: PC beeps when changing play control balance & also graphics card problem

When u change the volume control in XP, it beeps to signify the current volume. If the monitor is plugged into the graphics card and you arent getting a picture then it is knackered, losing one of the nuts will not stop it from working.
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Zeph,

why does it beep on my sister's login and not on mine? my sister wants to get rid of it....

As for the graphics card/monitor problem which occurs on her new PC which I built for her....one of the 2 circular nuts on the graphics card where you plug the monitor in has come off, therefore making the entire thing very loose, the monitor cable wont screw in properly, therefore it could very well cause problems with the monitor staying in standby... I bought the ATI Radeon 9200 for her PC brand new from Aria.co.uk and have hardly used it...

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Re: PC beeps when changing play control balance & also graphics card problem

1. U mean the volume control panel sliders?
2. If you hold the monitor plug still do you get a picture? If not the graphics card is more than likely buggered.
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why does it beep on my sister's login and not on mine? my sister wants to get rid of it....
I think the question should be why doesn't it bleep on yours - I thought it was standard for XP to do this, mine bleeps if I change the volume etc.
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1. U mean the volume control panel sliders?
2. If you hold the monitor plug still do you get a picture? If not the graphics card is more than likely buggered.
yes, when I double click the speaker icon and move the volume in the play control balance area it makes my PC beep, this only occurs using her account on this PC, when I am logged in (like now) and I change my volume, it doesnt do it. Also, when I change the volume on both accounts for Wave Balance, there is no PC beep.

I will try holding the monitor plug still and see if that helps... her PC is in the other room, bear with me please :O)
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I think the question should be why doesn't it bleep on yours - I thought it was standard for XP to do this, mine bleeps if I change the volume etc.
Aye, christ knows how I managed that, I'd like to know though so I can turn off the beeping for my sister's account
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Aye, christ knows how I managed that, I'd like to know though so I can turn off the beeping for my sister's account
Do you have the "Wave" volume muted (in tick box) or just set very low ?
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Re: PC beeps when changing play control balance & also graphics card problem

no mate, its set at full, which is normal... for both logins.

By the way, I just tried my sister's PC, and the monitor is staying in standby, I bought that ATI Radeon 9200 brand new from Aria only about 4 weeks ago and have heardly used her PC.....this is strange as the previous graphics card I tried (Voodoo 3) had the same problem where the monitor would go into Standby.... hmmf
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Re: PC beeps when changing play control balance & also graphics card problem

I found a fix for anyone that wants to know.

you need to download TweakUI from Microsoft's site, and there's an option within TweakUI to untick "beep on errors" - that turns it off, YAY
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