The two events are not related. There was a long thread about num lock light issue just last week. Check the archives. The beep is a windows event sound for shutting down. Go to start/settings/control panel/and double click the sounds icon. You can turn that event sound off there. >Pentium tyan 400 motherboard. Upon shutting down windows 98 I get this >very long beep(high pitched) coming from the pc speaker for about a few >seconds then it stops. Anyone on this list know what causes this and a >cure? > >I also note that one of the lights (num lock) on the keyboard stays on >after power down. Have to unplug power supply to get the light >out. Related ? > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>