Console.beep is not working

[Alan_Sanders68]

I'm running apps that use the console.beep feature and can't hear the tones. All other sounds work fine. I've also tried running a test app that had various sounds built in and could hear them all with the exception of the console beeps. I purchased this same laptop last summer and that one seems to work fine. I've udpated all of the drivers and done all of the Windows updates. Any ideas out there?

[pete-o]

Hi Alan,

When you say that "all other sounds work fine", do you mean sounds coming through your speakers? I believe  console.beep uses an internal speaker attached to the motherboard - as opposed to most other sounds which go through the soundcard and external speakers. So to me it seems like that's the difference between what you can hear vs what you can't hear.

I'm not sure why your newer laptop wouldn't have a working internal speaker unless it's disabled somewhere in device manager or something like that. 

Hopefully this helps narrow down the problem!

[Alan_Sanders68]

Hi Pete-o

That was my first thought but my app developer tells me that OS updates from Windows are made to play all sounds through the soundcard and not the MOBO speaker. This is very odd because I had the same issue with a different model HP laptop.

[pete-o]

OK, so just to confirm you're running an app that uses console.beep, and it works on other computers, but it isn't working on your laptop?

If you haven't found this already, there are some places that control system sounds that might be worth looking at in this post: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-system-beep-windows-7-8

Otherwise, hopefully someone else has another idea!

[Alan_Sanders68]

Yes, correct. I'm running the app on 2 other boxes and both work fine. One is a Lenovo and the other is a Dell. I've also installed this app on a box that should be identical to the one that I'm having trouble with now...HP Pavillion x360 13t-u100CT0. My developer also sent me a small app to test the sounds with and I couldn't hear the console beep on that app either. I can hear the sounds from the test app on the other boxes...the Lenovo and the Dell.

I have already tried to info in the link that you posted...it didn't work.

Not sure what to make of all of this...thanks for the help!