L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n S i x
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You turn on your | The power adapter (AC or auto/ | Verify that your adapter is connected correctly. (See | |
LifeBook notebook and | airline) is not plugged in properly. | Power Sources on page 25 for more information) | |
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The Power adapter (AC or auto/ | Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for | ||
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airline) has no power from the | a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC | ||
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| AC outlet, airplane seat jack, or | outlet. If you are using an auto/airline adapter in | |
| the car’s cigarette lighter. | a car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or | |
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| Accessories position. | |
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| The Power adapter (AC or auto/ | Try a different Power adapter or install a charged | |
| airline) is faulty. | optional second battery. | |
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| Power switch is not in the | Slide your power switch firmly to the Off position, | |
| On position. | pause 10 seconds or more and then slide it firmly to | |
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| the On position. | |
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Your LifeBook note- | The power management parame- | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the | |
book turns off all by | ters are set for auto timeouts | mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the | |
itself. | which are too short for your | Suspend/Resume button. Check your power | |
| operating needs. | management settings, or close your applications and | |
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| go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to | |
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| adjust the timeout values to better suit | |
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| your operation needs. | |
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| You are operating on battery | Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend/ | |
| power only and have ignored a | Resume button. (See Power Sources on page 25 for | |
| low battery alarm until the | more information) | |
| batteries are all at the dead battery |
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| state and your machine has gone |
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| into Dead Battery Suspend mode. |
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| You have a battery failure. | Verify the condition of the batteries using the | |
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| Status Indicator panel, and replace or remove | |
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| any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator | |
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| Panel on page 13 for more information) | |
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| Your power adapter has failed or | Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet | |
| lost its power source. | has power. | |
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Your LifeBook note- | The installed batteries are dead. | Replace the battery with a charged one or install a | |
book will not work on |
| Power adapter. | |
battery alone. |
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No batteries are installed. | Install a charged battery. | ||
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| The batteries are improperly | Verify that the batteries are properly connected by | |
| installed. | ||
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| Your installed batteries | Verify the condition of the batteries using the | |
| are faulty. | Status Indicator panel and replace or remove | |
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| any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator | |
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| Panel on page 13 for more information) | |
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The batteries seem to | You are running an application | Use both the primary battery and an optional | |
discharge too quickly. | that uses a great deal of power | second battery and/or use a power adapter for this | |
| due to frequent hard drive or | application when at all possible. | |
| media player drive access, use of a |
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| modem card or a LAN PC card. |
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