Table
Solving Battery/Battery Gauge Problems
Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
Computer is beeping | Battery pack charge | ■ Charge the battery |
and battery power | is low. | pack by connecting it |
light is blinking. |
| to an external power |
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| source. |
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| ■ Replace the battery |
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| pack with another |
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| fully charged battery. |
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| ■ Initiate Hibernation or |
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| turn the computer off |
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| until AC power or a |
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| fully charged battery |
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| is available. |
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Computer battery | Volume is turned | Turn up the volume using |
charge light blinks to | down too low. | the Fn+F5 hotkeys. |
indicate low battery |
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condition, but |
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computer does not |
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beep. |
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Battery pack will not | Battery pack was | Allow time for the battery |
charge. | exposed to | pack to return to room |
| temperature | temperature. |
| extremes. |
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| Battery pack is | No action is required. |
| already charged. |
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| Battery pack has | Use a different battery |
| exceeded its useful | pack. |
| life cycle. |
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Computer shut down | Hibernation was not | Work is lost. |
and memory was lost | initiated before |
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when replacing the | removing the battery |
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battery pack. | pack. |
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Battery charge does | Battery was exposed | Move the computer to a |
not last very long. | to high | cooler place and recharge |
| temperatures. | the battery pack. |
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| Continued |
