Newbie question - Laptop fail to start up

[Mborrett]

Hi

I have just tried to start my laptop up, it seems to start to power up then I hear 4 beeps and shorly after it powers down!!!

I have a Acer Travelmate 242LC
Celeron 2.4GHz
256 DDR Ram 30GB HD
XP Home
Norton 2005

any clues to what could be wrong with it and how I can fix it would be welcomed

Matt  :-?

[dl65]

Without knowing which Bios you have installed it is difficult to offer a opinion.
For example , if you have a AMI bios installed and you are hearing 4 beeps ...... that could be indicating motherboard issues.
How old is the laptop ?

dl65  

[Mborrett]

hi

Thanks for the reply, but just worked out what was up!  The battery was flat  LOL, I have never let it get that low before  

[Rob Pomeroy]

Here is an article that will help you to get the best out of your battery.

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