Troubleshooting 16-7
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Writer: Beth Zanca Saved by: Lorise Fazio Saved date: 06/06/00 9:47 AM
Part Number: 170045-002 File name: Ch16.doc
Solving Battery Problems
Problem Possible Cause Solution
Computer is
beeping and battery
charge light is
blinking
The computer has
entered a low battery
condition.
Save your information,
exit all applications, and
turn off the computer.
If available, immediately
connect the computer to
an external power
source.
If an external power
source is not available in
Windows 95 , Windows
98, or Windows 2000
Professional, initiate
Hibernation by pressing
Fn + the suspend button,
or let the computer go
into Hibernation
automatically.
Remember that the
computer has not
completed Hibernation
until all lights are off.
Replace or charge the
battery pack.
Battery charge light
is blinking but
computer does not
beep
Computer entered a
low battery condition
while low battery
warning beeps and/or
system beeps are
turned down or off.
Immediately connect the
computer to an external
power source. If an
external power source is
not available, initiate
Hibernation by pressing
Fn + the suspend button,
or let the computer go
into Hibernation
automatically. The
computer has not
completed Hibernation
until all lights are off.
To enable low battery
warning beeps:
1. Click the
Conservation
Settings tab in
Power Properties
and enable low
battery warning
beeps.
2. Press the Fn+F5
hotkeys to adjust
volume for system
warning beeps.
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