I have a XPS 8700 that I purchased a few months ago. I had it installed with Windows 7, Pro. Overall it works reasonably well except for one small, annoying problem. Several times a day the computer makes a fairly loud sound that sounds like a guitar chord that lasts less than one second. It sounds like it is coming from my computer speakers, and doesn't sound like any Windows notification sounds. I run a lot of programs at the same time, so I have not been able to associate the sounds with a program. Searches on the web have not turned up much, except for one with a similar problem on a laptop.
Any one have any suggestions. I am not too crazy about replacing parts unless I know for sure that the part is defective.