Repeating sound from internal speaker - unknown source

I purchased a new Mac mini in December 2011. Great machine. However it is now making an errosounded at random intervals thru the internal speakers for an unknown reason. if you go to sound preferences it is the funk sound built into the machine. It is the same sound you get when pressing a wrong key or clicking on an inoperable option. The sound occurs at random intervals for an unknown reason. I cannot isolate it to any one app. Any ideas what is causing this or better yet how to fix it??

If your running 10.8 poke around in your Notifications Preference, it sounds like a notification alert for calender, mail, messages or reminders.
If your running 10.6 or 10.7 check Sound Effects tab.

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