Laptop makes 'inserted device' noise but nothing put in?

[Jake Crowder]

I know this doesn't really give much away to my problem but i'm just as confused.

My laptop has recently started making the little beep noise that would occur when inserting a usb device etc. but i haven't inserted anything into the laptop at all?

I have checked various windows device programs but to no avail, there are no yellow triangles in the device manager, so i'm unsure as to what has caused this?

I have also system restored but it still proceeds to make the noise.

If anybody has any ideas on how to resolve this problem then i would really appreciate it!

Thanks.

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Hi,

If you click start >> then right click computer >> select manage >> in the bottom left select disk management.

***EDIT***
Sorry, i misread that you are not actually inserting anything

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

 

[JDobbsy1987]

just to add to that...

you should hopefully be able see it in the bottom half of the screen, we can then assign it a letter.

 

[strollin]

If it isn't causing any other issues, can't you just ignore the noise? IMO it might be somewhat of a nuisance but not really a problem.

 

[Jake Crowder]

If it isn't causing any other problems, can't you just ignore the noise?

It's not causing any harm to computer but when trying to watch videos/films/play games etc. it is infuriating as it occurs every few seconds.

 

[madtownidiot]

You could disable the inserted device sound
View attachment 99455

 

[Teerex]

There should be a record in the System log of Event Viewer of what exactly did Windows think it installed.

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Hi,

If you click start >> then right click computer >> select manage >> in the bottom left select disk management.

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

Sorry, i misread that you are not actually inserting anything

 

[Jake Crowder]

There should be a record in the System log of Event Viewer of what exactly did Windows think it installed.

I'm looking through the system log but there seems to be nothing relating to my issue?

I really don't want to just disable the noise because that doesn't resolve anything.

 

[macgyver2]

has anything physical happened to the laptop? maybe something stuck in a USB port? have you installed any new drivers ?

 

[Jake Crowder]

has anything physical happened to the laptop? maybe something stuck in a USB port? have you installed any new drivers ?

Nothing physical has happened to it and the only usb devices i've used recently i had installed a while ago, it's just happened out of nowhere it seems?

 

[merkat106]

The last time I had a computer do that, it turned out that it was losing, then rediscovering its own hardware.

I don't think system log will help you with that.

Try watching device manager to see if anything changes at the moment of the noise. Don't worry if you don't end up seeing anything.

Also, try updating all device drivers to see if that resolves it.

 

[Jake Crowder]

The last time I had a computer do that, it turned out that it was losing, then rediscovering its own hardware.

I don't think system log will help you with that.

Try watching device manager to see if anything changes at the moment of the noise. Don't worry if you don't end up seeing anything.

Also, try updating all device drivers to see if that resolves it.

I've tried updating all the device drivers but it says all of them are the most recent etc.

I've also tried keeping an eye on the device manager for any changes, but every time the noise happens the manager refreshes itself so i don't notice in time what has been causing it, but i'll try again!

 

[damoski]

Same here

I have the exact same problem.

Every minute or so, I get the 'duh-DUH' two-tone sound of a device being unplugged. Then the same again, 3 seconds later (ie. unplugged - not inserted - BOTH times). Just before it, my machine/pointer freezes for a split second.

Hardware: HP Elitebook 8440p, 8GB RAM, MS mouse in the USB and that's it
OS: Windows 7 64-bit

I have had some issues with a USB modem recently - Vodafone E505(?) by Huawei, which royally messed up my USB drivers: if I plug it in, then any USB device inserted afterwards isn't detected. However, I think I may have had this problem before this... just that it's becoming more frequent.

Nothing in any event logs, as far as I can see; annoying; I'd have thought device insert/unplug would be an obvious candidate for logging.


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[damoski]

Just to add to that.

It seems it's my mouse. At least, after unplugging and leaving out my MS 'Basic Optical Mouse', the insert/unplug sounds stopped.

So - it was a faulty device after all.