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You turn on your notebook | The Power adapter (AC | Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for | |
and nothing seems to | or auto/airline) has no | a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC | |
happen. (continued) | power from the AC outlet, | outlet. If you are using an auto/airline adapter in | |
| airplane seat jack, or the car’s | a car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or | |
| cigarette lighter. | Accessories position. | |
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| The Power adapter (AC or | Try a different Power adapter or install a charged | |
| auto/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 firmly to the | |
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Your notebook turns off | The power management | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the | |
all by itself. | parameters are set for auto | mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the | |
| timeouts which are too short | Suspend/Resume button. Check your power | |
| for your operating needs. | management settings, or close your applications | |
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| and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup |
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| utility to 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 31 for | |
| low battery alarm until the | more information) | |
| batteries are all at the dead |
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| battery state and your machine |
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| has gone into Dead Battery |
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| 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 16 for more information) |
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| Your power adapter has failed | Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet | |
| or lost its power source. | has power. | |
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Your notebook will not | The installed batteries | Replace the battery with a charged one or install | |
work on battery alone. | are dead. | a Power adapter. | |
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| No batteries are installed. | Install a charged battery. | |
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| The batteries are | Verify that the batteries are properly connected | |
| improperly installed. | by | |
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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 16 for more information) |
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