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Beeps with a Blinking Power/Suspend Light, Turning Beeps On or Off, Power-On Self-Test POST beeps

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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, pressing the power button or suspend button will NOT exit Suspend. Connect the computer to AC power until a fully charged battery is available. If you prefer not to be alerted with system beeps, see "Turning Beeps On or Off" in this chapter. Turning Beeps On or Off Based on the type of beeps you want to turn on or off, do one of the following: s To enable or disable PC Card beeps, click Control Panel Æ double-click PC Card iconÆGlobal Settings tab, then click to check or uncheck 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 Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ double-click Power Æ Power Properties Æ Conservation Settings tab. Then click the Warning Beeps Off button. NOTE: Application-specific beeps must be controlled through the application software. 4-12 Using Battery Packs Writer: Lorise Fazio Saved by: J Abercrombie Saved date: 12/08/98 4:03 PM Part Number: 310296-002 File name: Ch04.doc

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Using Battery Packs
Writer: Lorise Fazio
Saved by: J Abercrombie
Saved date: 12/08/98 4:03 PM
Part Number: 310296-002
File name: Ch04.doc
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, pressing the power button or suspend button will
NOT exit Suspend. Connect the computer to AC power until a
fully charged battery is available.
If you prefer not to be alerted with system beeps, see “Turning
Beeps On or Off” in this chapter.
Turning Beeps On or Off
Based on the type of beeps you want to turn 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 to
check or uncheck 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.