computer won't boot now

Hi, I was installing debian on a new laptop yesterday and, briefly, the computer now will not boot into anything - not Lilo (which I'd installed in the MBR and was choosing betweenn debian and Windows 2000) and not even the BIOS setup. If anyone could help me reverse this situation I would be very

how to change beep noise

Hi, I've just installed debian woody on a HPze1230 laptop. The beep noise it is making on ambiguous file-completions, new mail, etc is very loud. The keyboard volume-changing and muting keys are not recognised. Is there an alteration I can make within debian to change/disable this noise? thanks,