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- Troubleshooting
Your LIFEBOOK notebook will not
work on battery alone.
(continued)
No battery is installed.
Install a charged battery.
Battery is improperly
installed.
Verify that the battery is properly connected by re-installing them.
The installed battery is faulty.
Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel and replace
or remove any batteries that are shorted.
See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 19.
The battery seems to discharge
too quickly.
You are running an applica-
tion that uses a lot of power
due to frequent hard drive or
optical drive access, or use of
a WLAN or Bluetooth device.
Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery and/or use a power
adapter for this application when at all possible.
The power savings features
may be disabled.
Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to your operating
needs.
The battery is very old.
Replace the battery.
The brightness is turned all
the way up.
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness the more power
your display uses.
The battery has been exposed
to high temperatures.
Replace the battery.
The battery is too hot or too
cold.
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging icon on the Sta-
tus Indicator panel will flash when battery is outside of operating range.
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume button does
not work.
Suspend/Resume button is
disabled.
Enable the button by going to the Control Panel > Power Options Properties.
Select “Choose what the power button does” option.
Possible software conflict.
Close all applications and try the button again.
The system powers up, and dis-
plays power on information, but
fails to load the operating system.
Your system is secured, requir-
ing a password to load the OS.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Secu-
rity settings and modify them as accordingly.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 37.
Boot sequence settings of the
setup utility are not compati-
ble with your configuration.
Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the Fujitsu logo is on
screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source set-
tings from the Boot menu.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 37.
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