HP e500s manual Solving Battery Problems

Solving Battery Problems

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
Computer is	The computer has	Save your information,
beeping and battery	entered a low battery	exit all applications, and
charge light is	condition.	turn off the computer.
blinking
		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	Computer entered a	Immediately connect the
is blinking but	low battery condition	computer to an external
computer does not	while low battery	power source. If an
beep	warning beeps and/or	external power source is
	system beeps are	not available, initiate
	turned down or off.	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.
		Continued

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