Julio Santos

The Thinkpad has an extremely loud BEEP, even when the volume is just one notch above zero. If I type fast enough, I tend to fat-finger the keys, and then it sounds like I’m playing the piano on my keyboard. Unfortunately it sounds horrible and only one note comes out of the speakers.

I figured I don’t need Windows to tell me that I’m not a fantastic typist, so I’ve disabled the beep thing. I thought it was going to be done at the sound card level, but when you think about it, it is the system beep, so it’s going to be done at a lower level.

This is on XP:

- Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”
- Double-click “Device Manager” under System Tools
- Select “View -> Show hidden devices”
- Expand Non-plug and play drivers
- Right-click “Beep” and select “Disable”
- Reboot

Ahh, sweet silence….