How to identify the sound my iMac makes?

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How to identify the sound my iMac makes?

My iMac is making some sound once in a while. However, I see no visible sign on screen. Each member of my family usually just leave the account logged in and switch users whenever the next person use the computer. So I have no idea if the sound comes from a background app that is still running in the other account or it is from my current log-in session. The noise sounds like a stone is dropped into a pond of water. It cames at random intervals, some times as frequent as every a minute or two.

How can I trace it down?

Thanks in advance.

20" 2.1GHz iMac G5 iSight, Sage iMac G3, PowerMac 7600, 128K original Mac, Mac OS X (10.4.2), 500G HD, 1.5 Gig RAM, iPod 20G

Posted on Oct 27, 2006 11:03 AM

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Answer 1

JMEH

Level 4

2,482 points

Oct 27, 2006 11:20 AM in response to LaiPod

Hi there,

Try this: System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects... you chouls get a window that shows the different 'defualt or alert' sounds the Mac can make, you can click on each one to see if it's in there. I tried the one called "Submarine" and it does have a slight stone dropped into the pond thing but how knows... you can also UNCHECK all the options and that should stop the alerts

Good luck, Rick

iMac G5 iSight 20" - 30G iPOD in Slimming Black - Mac OS X (10.4.7) - HP Pav 15" WS and Toshiba Sat 17" WS LP's - Canon 20D & A620

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Answer 2

MGW

Level 7

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Oct 27, 2006 1:52 PM in response to LaiPod

In addition to what Rick suggests, and I don't know if this would work, you could check your Activity Monitor and see what registers or changes when the sound is being made.

Miriam

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