Internal "beep" after startup

Hi everyone
About 95% of the time, when I start my PowerBook it makes an internal beep sound for about 2 seconds. It happens after I have logged in, just before the clock, volume and other status icons appear in the menu bar. Other than that everything else is fine and the PowerBook works as well as the day I bought it. Have run Hardware Test and no problems are indicated.
It doesn't really annoy me but I'm worried it could be the start of a failure. Has anyone else had this or does anyone know what it means?
Thanks
Jono

You could try:
Restoring default preferences
Quit Fireworks.
Locate the Fireworks  Preferences file on your hard disk and delete it.
The exact location of this file varies from system to system.
In Windows, preferences are      in your user-specific Fireworks configuration folder.
Windows [Drive]:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\Adobe\Fireworks CS#\English\
In Mac OS, preferences are in   the Library/Preferences folder in your user folder. For information about      locating your Mac OS user folder, see Apple Help.
Mac  [User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Fireworks CS#/en/Fireworks Preferences
Note: On Mac OS, most  Fireworks user-specific configuration files are stored in your   user-specific Application Support folder.
          The Fireworks CS4 Preferences file is an exception.
Restart Fireworks.The next time Fireworks is launched, a new preferences   file will be created that restores Fireworks to its original   configuration.

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