The Start-up Beep on PC's

[Nz17]

I know this is a small thing, but I really miss the startup beeps which PC's used to make after a successful BIOS POST. It was like the happy short sound that let you know everything was A-OK. Today's silent startups are fast, but I miss the *beep*.

[Flojomojo]

The solution is pretty simple -- get a Mac.
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/apple-mac-startup-sound/

[Jorpho]

Don't they still beep? I thought they did.

I have especially fond memories of my first 286, whose fan would let out a distinctive little whine when it started up; then the hard drive would rattle audibly, then the 5.25" drive and 3.5" drives would each buzz twice (with their own distinctive frequencies), and then the computer would beep. Now even hard drives barely make any noise.

[Tanooki]

I don't think much of them have beeped in awhile. The last desktop I owned was from around 2007 (still have it stored away) and it doesn't beep and none of my laptops since have either. I do kind of miss it because those error codes are handy if you're in trouble because the modern stuff will just crap out and hide it behind some annoying splash screen by the computer maker.

[RP2A03]

I don't think much of them have beeped in awhile. The last desktop I owned was from around 2007 (still have it stored away) and it doesn't beep and none of my laptops since have either. I do kind of miss it because those error codes are handy if you're in trouble because the modern stuff will just crap out and hide it behind some annoying splash screen by the computer maker.

Don't they still have diagnostic lights?

[Tanooki]

Not entirely sure. There may be some flashing code if you can dig up a motherboard manual somewhere, but it's something big box pcs would never tell anyone nor would they on laptops. Even what I have which was a do it yourself but company assembled thing didn't have anything I saw about it.

[SparTonberry]

I don't think much of them have beeped in awhile. The last desktop I owned was from around 2007 (still have it stored away) and it doesn't beep and none of my laptops since have either. I do kind of miss it because those error codes are handy if you're in trouble because the modern stuff will just crap out and hide it behind some annoying splash screen by the computer maker.

Do they still include options in the BIOS to show the technical information boot screen than the "pretty" company logo one?

[Tanooki]

Yeah it should, my asus I handed off to the wife as a newer PC to use had this. I've had no reason to pop into this newer laptops BIOS so far but I bet it's there. It immediately goes once on to a swirling circle with the company name which has a dragon like creature on it for a moment covering up that boot gibberish before Win 10 pops up.

[Graham Mitchell]

My motherboard is about 4 years old and it beeps when it starts up. And there's tons of lights! Gaming motherboards are cool.

[Tanooki]

I haven't hand built a desktop in many years and the laptop I bought the parts and configured it, but had the company assemble it so I'd get a 3yr warranty for everything out of it.