Was the alert the same sound you can hear in
system->preferences->sound->sounds under "alert sound" ?

If so it means something was generating the alert sound every 5 seconds.
That could be anything from a weirdly behaving program to a key stuck
down on the keyboard.

** Changed in: ubuntu
       Status: New => Incomplete

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ubuntu intrepid -- crazy annoying system sound (not beep, but alert-like sound) 
over and over!!!
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285404
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