Re: [Thinkpad] Keyboard beeps?

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:07:22 -0400, Scott Matthews wrote:

>Hey all,
>
>I just noticed that a new Thinkpad X40 beeps when I press 3 keys at the same
>time (though not all 3 key combos will beep -- for example, H-U-I beeps, but
>H-Y-I does not).
>
>I don't think this has anything to do with an "accessibility" feature. Also,
>the beep seems to be a "computer" beep. Additionally, it also beeps if I
>press H-U-I when I'm sitting on the F12 boot menu (ie, it doesn't seem to be
>an OS issue).
>
>A bit of Googling, and it seems this might have something to do with a
>"keyboard buffer".
>
>I also tried some other Thinkpads with H-U-I:
>
>X30 & 600 beeped
>X20 did not beep
>
>Any ideas how to stop the beeping?
>

It could be the keyboard buffer/controller used on each particular
machine.
I've noticed the same. Like when I press HJK, it beeps, but I get no
beep
on JKL.

Paul

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Received on Sat Jun 5 13:32:19 2004