Solving Audio Problems - HP Armada 7300 Reference Manual

Solving Audio Problems

Problem
Computer beeps
once after you turn
it on.
Computer does not
beep after the
Power-On Self-
Test (POST).
Computer beeped
three times and
battery light is
blinking.
Computer beeped
three times when
exiting Suspend,
and the battery
light is blinking.
Computer does not
beep to indicate a
low-battery
condition.
Audio playback is
too low or too loud.
Internal speakers
produce no sound.
Possible Cause
This is normal; it
indicates successful
completion of the
Power-On Self-Test
(POST).
System beeps have
been turned down
Battery charge is low
and computer has
entered a low-battery
condition.
Hibernation has been
turned off, and the
computer is in a critical
low-battery condition.
Low-battery warning
beeps have been
disabled.
System beeps have
been turned down too
low.
The computer volume
control and/or the
software volume
control needs to be
adjusted.
Volume has been
muted.
External speakers or
headphones are
connected to the
computer, or the
computer is docked in
the optional
ArmadaStation.
Solution
No action is required.
Press Fn+F5, then press
the right arrow key to
increase the system
beeps volume.
Immediately save open
files and resolve the low-
battery condition (see
Chapter 5).
Immediately resolve the
low-battery condition to
avoid losing unsaved data
(see Chapter 4 and
Chapter 5).
Enable low-battery warn-
ing beeps on the Battery
Conservation Settings tab
in Power Properties.
Press Fn+F5, then press
the right arrow key to
increase the system
beeps volume.
Adjust the computer
volume control buttons
and adjust the volume
control in Multimedia
Properties.
Press the right volume
control button to increase
the volume.
Use the external speakers
or headphones or the
expansion base speakers.
To use the internal
speakers, disconnect the
external speakers or
headphones or undock
the computer.
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