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July 21st, 2016 10:00
Latitude E5440 - Unexplained: Beep - Pause - Beep
A few times now my E5440 will give a low beep... then a few seconds go by, and another beep. It just happened a minute ago - only two beeps this time. But I think it happened a few days ago and beeped several times with the same pause of a few/several seconds in between the beeps. It's so quiet that before I've thought I was imagining it. But this time I was sitting in front of it typing.
There are no pop-up notifications on the screen anything is wrong, such as the 'disconnection' sound when you remove a portable HDD, or your Wi-Fi disconnects. Nothing to indicate what the beeps mean. The laptop is working perfectly. Battery is fully charged. I can hear the fan turning and changing speed but it's 2:30am here with no outside noise and I can barely hear the fan. (I assume it would be spinning up like crazy if something were overheating.)
I'm at a loss what it means. Does anyone know?
I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit if that matters.
DELL-Hemalatha
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July 21st, 2016 19:00
Hi GEUNINEFAMILYMAN
Thanks for writing to us.
Is the system saving the date and time or does it goes back to any different date/time?
Please update the BIOS from support.euro.dell.com--enter the tag#--submit--drivers and downloads--operating system--install the bios.
Do provide us your system tag#, email address and name via private message,by clicking on my name in blue and then select send a private message
Regards
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July 22nd, 2016 21:00
Hi we are awaiting your response.
GeunineFamilyMan
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July 24th, 2016 03:00
Thank you and sorry for the delay.
Yes, the system saves the date and time ok, and does not revert to an earlier time.
I have downloaded and updated the BIOS as you directed.
The beeps are fairly rare. But I did notice in another thread for a different Dell laptop model - they said something about the side USB ports on Dell laptops are underpowered (compared to the ones on the back) - and the side USB ports have some kind of 'fire protection alarm'...
Well, my e5440 is attached to a Dell docking station, which has a Seagate 2GB portable HDD plugged into it. Obviously that HDD is powered by the docking station power supply. However I also have a second 2GB Seagate portable drive plugged into the USB port on the side of the e5440.
Could that be the cause?
If so, I don't understand why it only happens occasionally. Especially when it was plugged into the laptop for several days without beeping; used on a desk plugged into the docking station; and the battery is in excellent condition and obviously at full charge due to the docking station. i.e. Full battery power is available to the side USB port.
Anyway, I will provide the details you asked for via PM.