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- Troubleshooting
The battery seems to
discharge too quickly.
(continued)
You are running an applica-
tion that uses a lot of power
due to frequent optical drive
access, or use of a Wireless
LAN, or Bluetooth device.
Use a power adapter for this application when at all possible.
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 is very old.
Replace the battery.
The battery has been
exposed to high tempera-
tures.
Replace the battery.
The battery is too hot or too
cold.
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature.
Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when
battery is outside of operating range.
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Power/Suspend/
Resume button does not
work.
Power/Suspend/Resume
button is disabled.
Enable the button by going to the Control Panel -> System
and Security -> Power Options Properties. Select the
Choose what the power button does
option, then make
your selections.
There may be application
software. conflict
Close all applications and try the button again.
The system powers up,
and displays power on
information, but fails to
load the operating system.
The boot sequence settings
of the setup utility are not
compatible with your configu-
ration.
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 settings from the Boot
menu.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 47.
You have a secured system
requiring a password to load
your operating system.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup util-
ity and verify the Security settings and modify them as
accordingly.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 47.
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