My Macbook Pro makes the Windows Critical Error sound randomly.

So recently my MacBook Pro 17" Late 2011 has been making the Windows critical error sound just out of the blue. It even happens when the sound is off or the lid is closed. I do not have a windows program open but i do have VMWare and Windows installed on it but it happens even with the program closed down. Has anyone ever heard of this happening?

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To boot into Mac OS X hold down 'alt' whilst pressing the power button and keep pressing alt until a menu pops up, choose Macintosh HD and then it will boot Mac OS X.
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MacBook Pro
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro

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