
I was mildly concerned because I sometimes carry data around on this drive which hasn’t been backed up or cannot be quickly reproduced. Having cut my x86 teeth in the days when A+ certification amounted to quite a bit, the three beeps told me something wasn’t right from a hardware standpoint but with a hint of driver hence the USB audio indicator. Inserting the thumb drive into any of the USB ports produced three quick USB-style beeps. My Windows 7 OS would no longer recognize my USB thumb drive. It has been several months since the last article I wrote under the “ General” category which contains no VMware/virtualization content. In fact this tip isn’t even VMware/virtualization related other than the fact that the problem came up while working in the lab.
