Is it possible to adjust the volume on a desktop PC's internal speaker (the one that beeps)?

I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting the system
volume but this only changed the volume of external speakers.

I want to lower the volume of the speaker that beeps when I press the
Num Lock key.

Thanks.

<DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
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>I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting the system
> volume but this only changed the volume of external speakers.
>
> I want to lower the volume of the speaker that beeps when I press the
> Num Lock key.
>
> Thanks.



Not that I'm aware. If such an option exists, it would be located in the
BIOS/system setup (F2 at boot, at Dell splash screen....)

S.Lewis wrote:
> <DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
> news:h6uap35o31tghcdg612ofm60dl96v87cb8@4ax.com...
>
>>I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting the system
>>volume but this only changed the volume of external speakers.
>>
>>I want to lower the volume of the speaker that beeps when I press the
>>Num Lock key.
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> Not that I'm aware. If such an option exists, it would be located in the
> BIOS/system setup (F2 at boot, at Dell splash screen....)
>
>
>
>
A piece of tape has worked on mine for the past couple of years.
Nothing else that I know of.

Hi!

> I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting
> the system volume but this only changed the volume of
> external speakers.

On most systems, this will be the only change. The "beeper" speaker is
typically separate from the sound card and its speakers.

Some sound cards used to be able to have the PC speaker signal routed
through them. You might check if your sound card has a connection for
this feature. If the motherboard has a hookup for the speaker, get a
cable and hook it up to the sound card in the appropriate place. Note
that this primarily applies to older sound cards--I am not aware of
any new cards (or sound cards built into the motherboard) that have
this feature. If your sound card does have this feature, and you can
hook it up, you will then be able to control the volume of the "beep"
through the sound card's mixer control.

Failing that, run system setup (F2 at startup on most Dell systems)
and see if there is a volume setting. Some Dell systems do have a
volume setting for the system beeper.

And finally--if all of that fails, open the system and locate the
speaker that beeps. In most modern systems this is a small round black
can on the motherboard with a hole in the top of it. You could try
putting some adhesive tape over the top of this speaker and it will
quiet the sound.

To turn the beep off completely, go into the Accessibility control
panel in Windows and uncheck the "Togglekeys" setting.

William

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:24:49 -0600, "S.Lewis"
<Gossamer@interesting.com> wrote:

>
><DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
>news:h6uap35o31tghcdg612ofm60dl96v87cb8@4ax.com.. .
>>I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting the system
>> volume but this only changed the volume of external speakers.
>>
>> I want to lower the volume of the speaker that beeps when I press the
>> Num Lock key.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
>
>Not that I'm aware. If such an option exists, it would be located in the
>BIOS/system setup (F2 at boot, at Dell splash screen....)
>

Thanks.

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:38:56 -0600, Charles <cwmickey@xoc.net> wrote:

>S.Lewis wrote:
>> <DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
>> news:h6uap35o31tghcdg612ofm60dl96v87cb8@4ax.com...
>>
>>>I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting the system
>>>volume but this only changed the volume of external speakers.
>>>
>>>I want to lower the volume of the speaker that beeps when I press the
>>>Num Lock key.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Not that I'm aware. If such an option exists, it would be located in the
>> BIOS/system setup (F2 at boot, at Dell splash screen....)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>A piece of tape has worked on mine for the past couple of years.
>Nothing else that I know of.

It's worth a try. Thanks.

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:09:02 -0800 (PST), wm_walsh@hotmail.com wrote:

>Hi!
>
>> I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting
>> the system volume but this only changed the volume of
>> external speakers.
>
>On most systems, this will be the only change. The "beeper" speaker is
>typically separate from the sound card and its speakers.
>
>Some sound cards used to be able to have the PC speaker signal routed
>through them. You might check if your sound card has a connection for
>this feature. If the motherboard has a hookup for the speaker, get a
>cable and hook it up to the sound card in the appropriate place. Note
>that this primarily applies to older sound cards--I am not aware of
>any new cards (or sound cards built into the motherboard) that have
>this feature. If your sound card does have this feature, and you can
>hook it up, you will then be able to control the volume of the "beep"
>through the sound card's mixer control.
>
>Failing that, run system setup (F2 at startup on most Dell systems)
>and see if there is a volume setting. Some Dell systems do have a
>volume setting for the system beeper.
>
>And finally--if all of that fails, open the system and locate the
>speaker that beeps. In most modern systems this is a small round black
>can on the motherboard with a hole in the top of it. You could try
>putting some adhesive tape over the top of this speaker and it will
>quiet the sound.
>
>To turn the beep off completely, go into the Accessibility control
>panel in Windows and uncheck the "Togglekeys" setting.
>
>William

Thanks for the detailed reply. The odd thing about Togglekeys is it's
not checked and still I get the beep when pressing Num Lock but not
when pressing Caps Lock. I'll try your other suggestions.

<DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
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>I followed the instructions in Windows Help for adjusting the system
> volume but this only changed the volume of external speakers.

If nothing else works, you might be able to disable it completely by
disabling:
Device Manager > System Devices > System Speaker