Ipod mini beeps and shows battery symbol

I checked on my ipod mini that was being charged and every once in awhile it beeps four times. Does this mean the battery is almost dead for good? What's going on?

have u dropped the mini just before this problem appeared if not that probley means u needs to replace the mini battery cause its prolly lost mot of it charge cuase of charge cycles and age

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