Hi! Ed,   
      
   In a message to All you wrote:   
      
    EV> I noticed lately that I don't hear a BEEP when I turn on my   
    EV> HP a1430n XP MCE IBM Compatable pc.   
   [ ...trimmed... ]   
    EV> I can't remember if my XP box ever BEEPed on POST, but because I   
    EV> started wondering if it ever did, I thought to ask here.   
      
   Initially I was tempted to say you ought to get your hearing checked.  ;-)   
      
   Then I did 'a Google' for "hp a1430n bios beep", and one of the links I   
   followed came up with this...   
      
   start up beeping sounds   
      
   1 short beep : Normal POST - system is ok   
   2 short beeps : POST Error - error code shown on screen   
   No beep : Power supply or system board problem   
   Continuous beep: Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem   
   Repeating short beeps: Power supply or system board problem   
   1 long, 1 short beep : System board problem   
   1 long, 2 short beeps: Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)   
   1 long, 3 short beeps: Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)   
   3 long beeps : keyboard card   
      
   So, there should be a single short beep.  Something's up?  Does the machine   
   still work?   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Ahh...hhh...hhh........ I forgot what I was going to say.   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)