Compaq M300 manual Solving Battery Problems, 15-4Troubleshooting

15-4Troubleshooting

Solving Battery Problems

Solving Battery Problems

Problem

Computer beeps 5 times and the battery light is blinking.

System beeps twice and initiates Hibernation.

Possible Cause

Battery charge is low, and the computer has entered a low-battery condition.

Computer has entered a critical low-battery condition while Hibernation is enabled.

Solution

■Connect the computer to external power.

or

■Replace the battery pack with a fully charged battery pack.

or

■Shut down the computer or press Fn + the suspend button to initiate Hibernation.

Connect the system to external power

or install a fully charged battery pack,

then slide the power switch to restore

from Hibernation.

System beeps twice	Computer has	To prevent loss of unsaved work,
and the	entered a critical	immediately connect the system to
power/suspend light is	low-battery	external power or install a fully
blinking.	condition while	charged battery pack.
	Hibernation is
	disabled.
Low-battery warnings	Volume is muted or	Press the Fn+F5 hotkeys, then adjust
or alerts are not	turned down.	the volume.
audible.
		Continued