Re: Presario Noisemaker

VeryPOd_fictional wrote:
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> Compaq Presario 1610
>
> How the F**k do I get rid of the damn LOUD battery beeping sound??
>
> Button at top left marked "-" supposedly controls speaker volume level
> BUT DOES NOT WORK.
>
> under control panel-multimedia-volume slide controls are faded out and
> cannot be changed ditto the "show speaker on taskbar" button
>
> under system device manager for sound: gameport joy stick and wave
> device for modem-neither show any indication they are not working, nor
> any conflicts.
>
> this laptop is a piece of S**T. The power management never has worked
> right and it starts beeping even when the battery is has 30-45 minutes
> left. Do not buy compaq machines.
>
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It might be that the battery voltage alarm setting is too high. This is
in the advanced power management properties where the alarm sound and
action are specified.

Q


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