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June 30th, 2005 18:00

Cant stop this harmonica sound?!?

I just got my new inspiron 6000, it is great in all respects except for this strange harmonica ditty it plays at random intervals. I cant seem to stop it, even after selecting "no sounds" from the audio devices window. "Mute" does keep it off, but I assume that there is another solution...

Anyone else experienced a similar phenomenon?

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July 1st, 2005 16:00

cacao412,

Thank you for using Dell's Community Forum.

Does it sound like a cohesive grouping of notes i.e. like a song of some sort, or is it just a noise?

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July 1st, 2005 20:00

Yes, it sounds like a song. I was a bit freaked out at first because it took me awhile to realize it was coming from my computer. I thought there was someone in my house playing harmonica.

It only happens when I am not using the computer actively. Only when the screen saver is on...

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July 5th, 2005 13:00

cacao412,

Thank you for using Dell's Community Forum.

Try changing your screensaver. It could be that you have a screensaver installed that plays music.

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July 12th, 2005 00:00

lol at this Thread... maybe a virus

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December 24th, 2008 17:00

Well here it is like 5 years later and my mom has a Dell Inspiron from 2003 or 2004 and I am having the same problem with the ridiculous harmonica sound. How can it be that nobody knows how to solve this?

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December 26th, 2008 05:00

The original poster in this thread wrote that the sound only occurs when the screen saver is on. Is that the same symptom you have? Are you on the internet when you heard it? What is your model and operating system, and your mom's?

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