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    Laptop makes loud beeping noice while on battery

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by gabesy, Nov 2, 2008.

  1. gabesy

    gabesy Notebook Guru

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    For the last few weeks my laptop has been making a loud beeping noise everytime i go on battery. Then when i plug in my cord again the sound is gone. Is this normal or has my battery became loose in some way. I have already attempted to take the battery out and put it back in by the way. My laptop is a hp dv2500 series and any help would be appreciated. Thanks
     
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    How old is your notebook? I am only going toward a battery issue.
     
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    well it will be a year old in dec. got it on the 25th.
     
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    I am not thinking your battery connection as if it was not good would think no power? I am completely guessing but until someone else chimes in, well here it is. Is it a battery alarm? I had a DeLL thats battery fried it would say charged 100%, That was correct it held no charge so 100% is zero. Only considering what is your charge level and how much charge do you really have? I don't really think I am correct but rule it out so we can move on.
     
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    i dont really understand what ur getting at. besides its an alarm well i know the battery works and it does re charge other than that im not sure, maybe all the hp laptops beep on battey but i just notice because i use my laptop in a very quiet space
     
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    It sounds like the BIOS is detecting some kind of error, possibly with the battery. Can you enter the BIOS and search for a system diagnostic (not all laptops have them)? Check your BIOS settings and advanced Vista power settings to make sure that it isn't set to beep when the battery hits a certain level of charge.
     
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    Beeping is not normal. How long can you run on batt? Anyway let someone else comment I do not have an obvious answer. If one comes I will certainly post.
     
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    ok,i just checked online and there is a bios update, im going to update and see if theres a change
     
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    Be careful you guys and your BIOS updates scare me. You are aware a bad flash is fatal? And for all intensive purposes your notebook is fried. Dead no more.
     
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    Don't worry i checked and it was completely compatible, my bios updated and now the sound is not noticible unless i put my ear up to the laptop. When i unplug the cord it makes a sound like its drawing power from the battery and i think its normal. besides now it isnt load at all. but if it comes back i knwo its a problem.
     
    gabesy, Nov 2, 2008
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