86 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Solo Notebook
Question:
Why is my battery life so short? My battery is reporting 100% charged, then
loosing power shortly after?
Answer:
In most cases, this may be caused by the battery not being conditioned
properly. To properly condition the battery, it must be fully charged until the
battery charge light goes out. Then ensure the
Battery Low Suspend
and the
Power Management Control
options are disabled in the BIOS setup.
To make changes to the BIOS setup:
1.
Press <F2> when the message
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
appears during
startup.
2.
Arrow to the Power menu, then arrow down to the
PM Control
option; change
the value to
Disabled
.
3.
Arrow down to the
Battery Low Suspend
option; change the value to
Off
.
4.
Arrow to the Exit menu and select
Save Changes & Exit
.
5.
Leave the system operating using only battery power until the system shuts
down on its own.
6.
Plug in the AC adapter and fully charge the battery; this conditions the
battery. You many want to enter the BIOS setup again to enable the
PM
Control
and the
Battery Low Suspend
options.
Error messages
This section alphabetically lists commonly occurring error messages with the
suggested solution or referral instructions provided opposite the error message.
Many times these messages indicate only procedural errors: an incorrect keystroke,
a write protect tab not removed, etc.
Try saving to a new file or diskette, or move the write protection tab over the
hole on the back of the diskette.
Check to make sure you typed the correct command. Verify which drive was
specified and retry. A bad command or file name may be in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
or the CONFIG.SYS file. The boot sector may have been altered by a virus. To exit
from MS-DOS to Windows 95 type
exit
and press <Enter>.
Battery life
Note:
Message text appears in the
margin.
Access denied
Bad command or file name
