Beeps with a Blinking Power/Suspend Light

When the computer beeps while the Power/Suspend light is blinking, the computer has initiated Suspend. See Chapter 5 for more information on using Suspend.

NOTE: When the computer is in Suspend and a low battery condition occurs, you cannot press the power button or suspend button to exit Suspend. Connect the computer to AC power until a fully charged battery is available.

See the following section “Turning Beeps On or Off,” to avoid being alerted with system beeps.

Turning Beeps On or Off

Based on the type of beeps to be turned on or off, do one of the following:

To enable or disable PC Card beeps, click Control PanelÆ double-click PC Card iconÆGlobal Settings tab, then click the Disable PC Card Sound Effects box.

To toggle all system beeps on or off, use the Computer Setup Utility. The following beeps are affected (see Chapter 15 for more information on using Computer Setup):

Low battery warning beeps

Power-On Self-Test (POST) beeps

Suspend beeps

To disable only low battery warning beeps, click StartÆ SettingsÆControl PanelÆdouble-click PowerÆPower PropertiesÆConservation Settings tab. Then click the Warning Beeps Off button.

NOTE: Application-specific beeps must be controlled through the application software.

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