Mysterious bleeps night and morning

On 04/09/2013 11:03, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:38:56 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 03/09/2013 08:45, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:16:26 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 02/09/2013 16:03, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 12:33:50 +0100, "Max Demian"
wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 01:37:31 +0100, Derek F
wrote:
On 01/09/2013 09:20, Martin wrote:

As a result of privatisation in NL there are no post offices. If you
want to send registered mail, it has to be taken to the local Video
shop.

You still hsave video shops?

Same old sign on a place that rents DVDs nowadays.

I can't say I've seen a shop that rents DVDs lately.

You don't live where I do.

Specialist shops?

Old fashioned shops.

At one time if you were coming back from Holland customs would look to
see if you had any videos.

but more probably drugs.

Last time we came back from Belgium we were booked on a coach to London.
After a while someone came to the coach to tell the driver that three
passengers would not be with him due to 'The White stuff'
Derek

On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 09:18:54 +0200
Martin wrote:

On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:53:51 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 04/09/2013 11:03, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:38:56 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 03/09/2013 08:45, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:16:26 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 02/09/2013 16:03, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 12:33:50 +0100, "Max Demian"
wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 01:37:31 +0100, Derek F
wrote:
On 01/09/2013 09:20, Martin wrote:

As a result of privatisation in NL there are no post
offices. If you want to send registered mail, it has to
be taken to the local Video shop.

You still hsave video shops?

Same old sign on a place that rents DVDs nowadays.

I can't say I've seen a shop that rents DVDs lately.

You don't live where I do.

Specialist shops?

Old fashioned shops.

At one time if you were coming back from Holland customs would
look to see if you had any videos.

but more probably drugs.

Last time we came back from Belgium we were booked on a coach to
London. After a while someone came to the coach to tell the driver
that three passengers would not be with him due to 'The White stuff'

Wrong sort of snow?

"Funny, it seems to have just melted away".

--
Davey.

On 05/09/2013 08:18, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:53:51 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 04/09/2013 11:03, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:38:56 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 03/09/2013 08:45, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:16:26 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

On 02/09/2013 16:03, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 12:33:50 +0100, "Max Demian"
wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 01:37:31 +0100, Derek F
wrote:
On 01/09/2013 09:20, Martin wrote:

As a result of privatisation in NL there are no post offices. If you
want to send registered mail, it has to be taken to the local Video
shop.

You still hsave video shops?

Same old sign on a place that rents DVDs nowadays.

I can't say I've seen a shop that rents DVDs lately.

You don't live where I do.

Specialist shops?

Old fashioned shops.

At one time if you were coming back from Holland customs would look to
see if you had any videos.

but more probably drugs.

Last time we came back from Belgium we were booked on a coach to London.
After a while someone came to the coach to tell the driver that three
passengers would not be with him due to 'The White stuff'

Wrong sort of snow?

Even in Summer.
Derek

Martin wrote:

My wife used to get Christmas cards and the occasional CD addressed to
her in her maiden name from a record producer she was engaged to nearly
sixty years ago.

I used to get cards from the widow of a man who died in very remote
place while I was there, 40 years ago. Then they stopped.

Bill

Martin wrote:

Hoping to enhance what had to be a budding relationship I replied, "Yes,
if only we were together you could be ****ing my arse off right now. xxx"

Expect the door bell to ring.

It's broken.

Bill

On 06/09/2013 20:02, Bill Wright wrote:
Martin wrote:

My wife used to get Christmas cards and the occasional CD addressed
to her in her maiden name from a record producer she was engaged to
nearly sixty years ago.

I used to get cards from the widow of a man who died in very remote
place while I was there, 40 years ago. Then they stopped.

Bill
They usually do eventually.
Derek

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:02:21 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

Earlier this year I began to hear 14 bleeps every evening at 7.30. I
assumed that they were coming from the computer and at first thought it
was coming from the BIOS or from some program that sounded an alarm. Not
finding any reason for it I turned the computer off just before the time
but the bleeps continued.. I had also found that it also beeped at
7.30am. When the clocks changed in the Spring the evening bleeps changed
to 8.30 but the morning ones remained at 7.30,
The TV, PVR and Digital STB are fairly close to the computer so they
were then thought to be the culprit, I unplugged each one separately and
then all of them together but still the bleeps continued. I unplugged
the phone as well although it is in the wrong position to be the source
of the sound.
Over time the bleeps have become a few minutes later.
I tried this question on a computer NG and on a technical forum without
anyone making a suggestion to cure it.
Any thoughts?
Derek

W hat was the final outcome? Or have you given up trying to solve it
and we can all rest in peace?
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Dave W

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On 17/09/2013 00:06, Dave W wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:02:21 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

Earlier this year I began to hear 14 bleeps every evening at 7.30. I
assumed that they were coming from the computer and at first thought it
was coming from the BIOS or from some program that sounded an alarm. Not
finding any reason for it I turned the computer off just before the time
but the bleeps continued.. I had also found that it also beeped at
7.30am. When the clocks changed in the Spring the evening bleeps changed
to 8.30 but the morning ones remained at 7.30,
The TV, PVR and Digital STB are fairly close to the computer so they
were then thought to be the culprit, I unplugged each one separately and
then all of them together but still the bleeps continued. I unplugged
the phone as well although it is in the wrong position to be the source
of the sound.
Over time the bleeps have become a few minutes later.
I tried this question on a computer NG and on a technical forum without
anyone making a suggestion to cure it.
Any thoughts?
Derek

W hat was the final outcome? Or have you given up trying to solve it
and we can all rest in peace?
--
Dave W

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SNAFU.
I E-Mailed Asus the MB maker last week for their opinion. So far just an
acknowledgement.
Be interesting though to see what happens when the clocks change in October.

--
Derek.

Derek F wrote:
On 17/09/2013 00:06, Dave W wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:02:21 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

Earlier this year I began to hear 14 bleeps every evening at 7.30. I
assumed that they were coming from the computer and at first
thought it was coming from the BIOS or from some program that
sounded an alarm. Not finding any reason for it I turned the
computer off just before the time but the bleeps continued.. I had
also found that it also beeped at 7.30am. When the clocks changed in the
Spring the evening bleeps
changed to 8.30 but the morning ones remained at 7.30,
The TV, PVR and Digital STB are fairly close to the computer so they
were then thought to be the culprit, I unplugged each one
separately and then all of them together but still the bleeps
continued. I unplugged the phone as well although it is in the
wrong position to be the source of the sound.
Over time the bleeps have become a few minutes later.
I tried this question on a computer NG and on a technical forum
without anyone making a suggestion to cure it.
Any thoughts?
Derek

W hat was the final outcome? Or have you given up trying to solve it
and we can all rest in peace?
--
Dave W

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

SNAFU.
I E-Mailed Asus the MB maker last week for their opinion. So far just
an acknowledgement.
Be interesting though to see what happens when the clocks change in
October.

Is it definitely the PC? Moving it temporarily to another room would seem
the obvious way of confirming this.

Tim

In message , Tim+
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Derek F wrote:
On 17/09/2013 00:06, Dave W wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:02:21 +0100, Derek F
wrote:

Earlier this year I began to hear 14 bleeps every evening at 7.30. I
assumed that they were coming from the computer and at first
thought it was coming from the BIOS or from some program that
sounded an alarm. Not finding any reason for it I turned the
computer off just before the time but the bleeps continued.. I had
also found that it also beeped at 7.30am. When the clocks changed
the Spring the evening bleeps
changed to 8.30 but the morning ones remained at 7.30,
The TV, PVR and Digital STB are fairly close to the computer so they
were then thought to be the culprit, I unplugged each one
separately and then all of them together but still the bleeps
continued. I unplugged the phone as well although it is in the
wrong position to be the source of the sound.
Over time the bleeps have become a few minutes later.
I tried this question on a computer NG and on a technical forum
without anyone making a suggestion to cure it.
Any thoughts?
Derek

W hat was the final outcome? Or have you given up trying to solve it
and we can all rest in peace?
--
Dave W

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

SNAFU.
I E-Mailed Asus the MB maker last week for their opinion. So far just
an acknowledgement.
Be interesting though to see what happens when the clocks change in
October.

Is it definitely the PC? Moving it temporarily to another room would
seem the obvious way of confirming this.

As it has been said (I think several times), it's highly unlikely that a
mains-powered PC will be capable of producing any sounds at all when
it's powered down - and even more so if the mains supply to it is
switched off. Presumably the OP has actually/eventually done this?
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Ian