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Bell ringing in tower after problem

16 years ago

I couldn't get to a website. A blank page would come up.

I'd hit "start" to reboot and the display just flashed and wouldn't stay up long enough for me to select anything. When I clicked on desktop icons, they'd just flash.

All this within 2 minutes or so.

A bell started ringing inside the computer. I googled for a tower bell ringing but could find nothing.

I turned off the puter by the front button.

I restarted it, but it wouldn't boot to the Dell logo.

It finally rebooted and is running fine right this minute.

Anybody know what a bell ringing inside the tower means?

My ABCD diagnostic lights on the back of the tower are all green.

Dell desktop dimension 4700.

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owbist
16 years ago
The fact that all diagnostic lights are green suggests there are no hardware problems.

What anti virus and anti spyware program do you have installed? Are they up to date with the latest definitions and have you ran them recently?

You might try a free online scan for spyware and/or Trojans. Run BitDefender, Housecall, Symantec or your own favourite to see if they find anything of interest.

The bell. Is it a constant sound of a hammer hitting the bell or more like a church bell peeling? If there was any kind of sound pattern check the beep codes in the online manual I have linked to below. How long does it go on for?

Let us know what you find.

Here is a link that might be useful: Illustrated manual for Dell 4700
golfergrrl
Original Author
16 years ago
I ran an virus check and it's OK. It's not a series of beeps.
The ringing sounded like a low, fast chirping bell ring, but definitely a bell sound. It sounded sort of like when you put an elevator on hold, but lower. Or fire alarm bell.
I just bought a can of air and will go look inside.
Thanks for your help.
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Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
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Wow...how interesting...

Is your computer maybe still under warranty?

Even if it isn't, I wonder if they (Dell) might just let you ask about it and what might have caused it. I've had a lot of situations but never that one...never even heard of it. I imagine in time I too will experience it.

Sue
golfergrrl
Original Author
16 years ago
I love a mystery.
I vacuumed out my tower this morning.
I still had a problem where some websites would open and some would just be blank....with that yellow triangle warning down in the left hand corner.
Soooo I did a system restore back a couple of days.
Right now, everything is working fine.
The only thing I can think of is that I interrupted an uninstall of a trial version of Adobe 8 Pro and didn't finish the uninstall. That's the only odd thing that I can think of.
Mystery is the bell. That would denote a hardware problem to me....but...? And I couldn't find one single reference to a bell ringing in the tower (except real bells in real towers, LOL). I can't be the only person with a bell in my puter.
It's not under warranty anymore so I'll just take a wait and see attitude for now.
Thanks all for your comments.
meggypeggy
16 years ago
This is what you need.

Here is a link that might be useful: How to stop the bell
golfergrrl
Original Author
16 years ago
LOL MP...Now, that's funny. I guess I'll just cut the rope (power cord) to my tower. That'll take care of that!

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