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Viper848
07-30-05, 02:33 PM
I bought a new Gateway 7426GX laptop about a month ago. And recently it has developed a wierd beeping issue. When I turn it on first thing in the morning, it will beep like so: beep...beep beep beep...beep beep beep beep...beep beep beep. The power light stays on and it just idles with a black screen. If I manually turn it off, remove the battery, clear the circuits (hold power button 5-10 seconds), and then replace the battery, it boots up just fine. Other than that the laptop runs great.

Whether or not i leave it plugged in overnight doesnt matter. The manual offers no help with this issue, Gateway was also unable to give me a straight answer.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Vengance_01
07-30-05, 03:48 PM
CMOS battery issue? Either way take it back for repair while you can.

Viper848
07-30-05, 10:02 PM
thanks for the suggestion, and if it helps it also has a slight tendency to freeze on bootup. I'll mention that next time I go in.