tmr250z Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I have a Gateway 7330GZ Laptop running XP and it's about 2 years old. The specs can be found here: http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gatewa...s/4997sp3.shtml The problem is that it beeps once every 30 minutes like clockwork for 2 days now. I tried disabling the Beep driver, didn't work. I checked the power settings, it's set to beep when the battery is low. But I always have it plugged up and rarely use it on battery power. I checked my computer for appz that may be scheduled to beep every half hour, there are none. It beeps when I have Windows running as well as when it's shutdown and when windows is not running. What's the problem here, it my laptop dying? :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightIdea Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Does it beep while in BIOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) Haven't tried that yet, but I know it's going to beep again in about 11 minutes, so I'll shutdown and bring up the BIOS and see what happens. Be back with an answer soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Yep, beeped while in BIOS at 12:17:30 AM, just like it's on a schedule or something. It's getting on my nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted June 21, 2007 Moderator Share Posted June 21, 2007 take the battery out, It may be saying its faulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 I read about the Gateway battery recall yesterday, so I tried that too, yesterday. Kept at out for little over an hour and it beeped twice on 30-minute intervals. Sorry I forgot to mention that, I'm tired. BTW I also muted the volume and it still beeps, so I'm clueless as to what the problem is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Only thing I can come up with is that maybe the Motherboard Battery is dying, beeping to let you know it needs to be replaced like a smoke detector does... Try buying a replacement battery if you are willing to take it apart to get at the battery on the motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Oh crap, figured it was probably something like that, but I'm clueless as to how to do that. I'm not very computer hardware savvy. Where would I buy the battery from and how do I open up the laptop to replace it correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaszta Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) Go to Gateway website and find manual for your model. Replacing battery is not tricky, just like replacing your battery watch.. Just be careful with those small components Take out your old battery and bring it to the shop and buy same model Edited June 21, 2007 by blaszta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 if its under warrenty send it in, if not get on the phone to gateway and ask. As if i were you i would not go and start opening a laptop if your not computer savy, as it could make it worse (i dont mean to be rude) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted June 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 21, 2007 Head to a nearby computer repair shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoJD Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Replacing motherboard battery is very easy. Like Sundayx said if you don't feel confident doing it on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Okay guys, thanks for all the replies. It's out of warranty and I don't want to miss anything up, so I'll probably call Gateway and send it in. Hope it won't cost that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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