Fujitsu Lifebook L470, Manual

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Your notebook won’t work on battery alone. 1. The installed batteries are dead. 1. When the batteries are dead there will be a
beep when the power switch is turned on
and the notebook will immediately go into
Dead Battery Suspend mode. (See page 38.)
Replace the battery with a charged one
or install a Power adapter.
2. The batteries are improperly installed. 2. Verify that the batteries are properly con-
nected by re-installing them.
3. Your installed batteries are faulty. 3. Verify the condition of the batteries using
the Status Indicator panel, (Figure 3-1 on
page 26), and replace or remove any that
are shorted.
The batteries seem to discharge too quickly. 1. You are running an application which uses a 1. Use both the internal battery and secondary
great deal of power because of frequent hard battery and/or use a Power adapter for this
drive access or CD-ROM access, use of a application when at all possible.
modem PC Card or of a LAN PC Card.
2. The power savings features may be disabled. 2. Check the PowerPanel and/or setup
utility settings in the Power Savings menu
(see pages 51-54 and 98-104), and adjust
according to your operating needs.
Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution