[korstemplar]

Hi everyone,
This is my first time posting here, but I hope it will not be my last! My problem is, and I must add here that I have owned a Mac in one form or another since 1988 and I have never come across this. Anyway, at the moment I own an IMac "20 Core 2 Duo with 2gs of ram. Just the standard stuff. And recently when I start up I get this sound icon in the middle of my screen that makes this awful, constant blipping sound and I cannot turn it off or down or even mute it. Firstly, what is it and secondly how can I get rid of it? When it first appeared I could re-start and it would be OK, but now it is there all the time! Please, can anyone help? Thanks for listening.

Namaste;-)
Michael

[Big Mac]

Is it the volume change icon pictured below?



If so, I can only think of a couple of causes of that behavior. The volume key on your keyboard could be stuck on - try pressing it to see if you can change its position. If that doesn't work, see if disconnecting your keyboard has any effect. And if that still doesn't work, if you have external speakers try disconnecting them.