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Beeps with a Blinking Power/Suspend Light, Turning Beeps On or Off

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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: s 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. s 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): t Low battery warning beeps t Power-On Self-Test (POST) beeps t Suspend beeps s 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. Using Battery Packs 4-7

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Using Battery Packs
4-7
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 Panel
˘
double-click PC Card icon
˘
Global 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 Start
˘
Settings
˘
Control Panel
˘
double-click Power
˘
Power
Properties
˘
Conservation Settings tab. Then click the
Warning Beeps Off button.
NOTE:
Application-specific beeps must be controlled through the
application software.