[lug] long bell

[D. Stimits]

Ken Kinder wrote:
> 
> Somehow my Linux box has developed a very long bell. It lastes for several
> seconds, which is rather annoying. I've been searching Google, but couldn't
> find much. Any suggestions?
> 
> --
> Ken Kinder
> www.kenkinder.com

Are you sure it isn't an alarm signal? Some motherboards have
temperature monitors on the cpu. Or sound might do odd things if you are
suffering a brownout...just enough power loss to stop it from dying, but
enough that it isn't working quite right.