Windows 7 chiming every 6 minutes

[gymineer]

I have a new HP Pavillion Desktop running Windows 7.

Every 6 or 7 minutes, it chimes.

I've gone through the windows audio files and I can't find the exact chime it is. I've also looked through the event viewer, and while I can't really figure out the event viewer, I don't see anything coming up in the same pattern (I've written down the exact minutes the chimes go off for the past hour or so).

Nothing flashes on screen, and no icons light up, so I have no idea what the problem could be. Malware bytes and AVG scans found nothing.

Any ideas?

 

[Snipergod87]

Try closing down all extra applications to see if it goes away. From there we can help narrow down what it is.

 

[Ijack]

Unrecognized USB devices can cause funny noises at regular intervals. Do you have anything plugged in other than keyboard and mouse?

 

[w7pro]

It might be your Aero theme responding to various actions. Try going to the personalize menu and select sounds and from that menu, choose "no sounds."

-- Ryan
Windows Outreach Team

 

[gymineer]

Yeah, a netgear wireless usb adapter


I'll unplug that and see if it continues.


If it continues, I 'll try shutting down the extra applications. By that do you mean just closing open programs on the task bar, or going into the task manager and closing down items one at a time ?

 

[gymineer]

I think it is the netgear. I just switched my theme and set the sounds to no sounds, and as soon as I plugged in the netgear usb cord it made that noise. I am really hoping it doesn't do it again in 6 minutes, but I am not optimistic.

 

[Zenthar]

Is it the same noise as when you plug/unplug a USB device? I had this issue once with a dying mouse, the PC would see it connect and disconnect periodically and would play the "sound" each time.

 

[gymineer]

I found the problem, and it is a netgear issue. The program beeps when it connects to the internet, so apparently our internet or the connection is breaking every 6 minutes or so, which I don't notice, but the beep was annoying.

The beep comes from within netgear itself - so I had to open up the options and disable notifications. Thanks guys!

 

[das_stig]

Try disabling selective usb suspend in the advanced power settings, to keep a constant voltage to the device.