Error sound

Hello,
Recently I noticed that my powerbook would spontaneously produce an error sound (sound you get when something crashes - like a hi-pitched beep). I don't know what's causing it and don't see anything that would.
I think this started happening after I tried to install adobe 7.0 reader. For some reason the program that I downloaded of the adobe site failed to install the program because it wouldn't download the file.
Anyone know what I can do to stop the sound from happening? Could it be a program running in the background that I can't see?
Thanks

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