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From: rarback@bnlux1.bnl.gov (harvey rarback)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Why does my VAXstation beep at me?
Summary: Unsolicited terminal beeps from VS 3100
Message-ID: <1991Jun13.211120.10469@bnlux1.bnl.gov>
Date: 13 Jun 91 21:11:20 GMT
Sender: Harvey Rarback
Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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     I am having a weird problem which is beginning to drive me nuts:
 my VAXstation beeps at me and I don't know why!

     Background: until today it was an occasional problem when my
 VAXstation 3100/76 keyboard would ring the keyboard bell, usually three
 beeps (like new mail arriving).  As far as I could tell this was
 "unsolicited"--no new MAIL and  no one PHONing.  ACCOUNTing, ANALYZE/AUDIT,
 OPERATOR.LOG all showed no activity at the time.  SHOW SYSTEM didn't show
 any unexpected processes.  The warning bell, but not the margin bell on
 the DECterm is enabled. The beeps usually happen when there is no mouse or 
 keyboard activity.  Today the beeps have increased in frequency to one a
 minute or so and now usually occur one at a time, although earlier there
 were twenty or so in a row.

      Hardware: VS3100/76 with SPX, Sony monitor, standard LK201 keyboard.
                RZ24 internal disk, Wren VI and Python DAT drive in
                    external SCSI chasis.
                VT1300 boots from the VS3100, although I think the beeps
                    were there before the X terminal was installed.
                LN05 printer on VS printer port.
                The power up diagnostics were all passed the last time I
                    checked.
                
      Software: VMS 5.4-1, Multinet, EWS client.

 Does the collective wisdom of the net have any suggestions about what I 
 should try to fix this problem?

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Harvey Rarback                ESnet/SPAN: BNLWBC::RARBACK (44821::RARBACK)
Medical Department
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