Power Mac G3-Beige: Continue to beep during start up

Why do my system beeps uncontrollably during start up? While booting it get stuck after desktop appears. I notice "add this to start up item" appear on window bar. This goes on for aprox. 10.minutes. HELP!
Power Mac G3 Mac OS 9.2.x Power PC / Beige
Power Mac G3 Mac OS 9.2.x Power PC / Beige

Welcome to the forum.
Was your Beige Mac booting up OK previously? When
did this beeping and freezing start? Did you add,
delete, or change anything, hardware or software
around the time that the problem started?
With the information you supplied so far, just a shot
in the dark but, it seems like some required startup
extension has been deleted or made inactive.
Give us more information and we may be able to help
you more.
Carl B.
If I can rember correctly, i beleive it started after completing a disk first aid on the system. I think I rember seeing a file named ___sprocket**###!!? I wish I could be of more discriptive.

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