Prior to the amp in my e39 dying...it would make approx 9-10 high pitched beeps. It sounded similar to the "
clean tape" warning that BMW used on many of their in-dash cassette tape/radio units during the late 70s to mid 90s. . Again, it was an electronic high pitched "beep, beep, beep, beep" and it would occur upon just about every start-up or when the audio system was turned on and it was always the same number of beeps.
Then one day, the music died (the amp).