HP m700 manual Solving Battery Problems

Solving Battery Problems

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

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