Re: [Thinkpad] 600e Beeping

ted frater wrote:

> Julian Thomas wrote:
>
>> A friend sent this:
>>
>> Using my Thinkpad 600E. It has started beeping. More
>> specifically it beeps every sixty two seconds. The "beep" is one high
>> pitched beep followed by 2 short lower pitched beeps.
>>
>> I am running on ac power, and it knows that and so indicates. The power
>> meter indicates the battery is 97% charged, so it doesn't apppear to
>> be a
>> low battery warning. (I think I may have heard such when I forgot to
>> turn
>> the power on and the battery ran low in the past, I am not sure.)
>>
>> Well this morning I turned it off and disconnected the power and it kept
>> right on beeping every 62 seconds. It had stopped by the time I got
>> back
>> this afternoon. But re-connecteing the power (not turning it on, just
>> re-connecting the power!) started it again.
>>
>> Then I disconnected the power and removed the battery, and it kept right
>> on beeping!!!!
>>
>> Any ideas what might be going on and what I might do about it?
>> ---
>>
>> I'll pass on the collective wisdom of the list to him. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Theres still the cmos batery connected. youll needto unplug that to
> remove ALL powerfrom the 600e.
> Be careful not to damage the plug on the motherboard. There fragile!!
> If it still beeps after doing that then yove perpetual motion
> somewhere !!.
> Report back when youve done this.
>

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Received on Wed Jan 17 04:35:57 2007