Ever since this morning when I try starting up my PC I get a loud continuous beeping sound after it shows the Dell booting screen and right before it shows the Windows loading screen. It shows a black screen with a gray loading bar at the bottom. Once the bar is fully loaded the sound quits and starts loading Windows normally. I'm pretty sure the sound isn't coming from the speakers but internally. I've never had this happen before and I haven't done much changes since it started happening.

My PC Specs:

PC Model: Inspiron 6400/E1505
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3
Processor: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2050 @1.60GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1014MB RAM
Motherboard: DDR2 Duel 1024 MB 266 MHz

I've had it for 3-4 years now so it makes me wonder if its not a hardware issue or if its a software issue that can be fixed. From what I've Googled most people say its a problem with the Bios or Motherboard but I'm not sure. I've updated the Bios in the past and haven't had any hardware problems ever for my PC. And before you ask I've already updated Windows and have gotten all the latest drivers. Anyway, if anyone knows what's going that would be great since this is my only PC.

Video Card & PSU?

Video Card: Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family (yes its integrated graphics)
Power Supply: Dell PA-12 65 Watt Notebook AC Power Adapter with Cord (I almost always leave it plugged in, the battery doesn't last that long)

This happens occasionally on my old HP laptop, and I believe it had something to do with the battery, considering it wouldn't hold a charge for more than an hour.

Try going into your startup options and reseting them.

Yeah, my battery can't hold for more than a few minutes. The moment I unplug it from my AC Adapter the red battery light goes on. I use to get a message saying my battery is done for until I disabled it but that was months ago.

And what startup options should I reset? Set everything to default?

Delta 47 wrote:Yeah, my battery can't hold for more than a few minutes. The moment I unplug it from my AC Adapter the red battery light goes on. I use to get a message saying my battery is done for until I disabled it but that was months ago.

And what startup options should I reset? Set everything to default?

that is what I did for my HP laptop, and the beeping stopped.

Okay, I'll try that. I'm gonna be gone til Tuesday though so I'll have to wait until than.

Frisbeetarian wrote:http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=bios+beep

Google was and is the first place I always look at. I was unaware it was the Bios though and my searches were about the beeping of which other people had too and all of the threads somehow went dead without a fix being posted.

As for the beeping, I booted up my PC without it today. Everything started just like it use to. I guess me PC just needed a days rest because I wasn't on it while I was at CP.