L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s – S e c t i o n F i v e

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

application when at all possible.

 

access or DVD/CD-ROM

 

 

access, use of a modem card

 

 

or a LAN PC card.

 

 

 

 

 

The power savings features

Check the power management and/or setup utility

 

may be disabled.

settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust

 

 

according to your operating needs.

 

 

 

 

The brightness is turned all

Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher

 

the way up.

the brightness the more power your display uses.

 

 

 

 

The batteries are very old.

Replace the batteries.

 

 

 

 

The batteries have been

Replace the batteries.

 

exposed to high temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are too hot

Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera-

 

or too cold.

ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator

 

 

panel will flash when the battery is outside its

 

 

operating range.

 

 

 

Shutdown and Startup Problems

 

 

 

 

The Suspend/Resume

The Suspend/Resume button

Enable the button from the setup utility.

button does not work.

is disabled from the Advanced

 

 

submenu of the Power menu

 

 

of the setup utility.

 

 

 

 

 

You did not hold the button

Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few

 

in long enough.

seconds if your application is preventing the CPU

 

 

from checking for button pushes.

 

 

 

 

There may be a conflict with

Close all applications and try the button again.

 

the application software.

 

 

 

 

The system powers up, and

The boot sequence settings

Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key

displays power on informa-

of the setup utility are not

while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2]

tion, but fails to load the

compatible with your

key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source

operating system.

configuration.

settings from the Boot menu. (See BIOS Setup

 

 

Utility on page 33 for more information)

 

 

 

 

You have a secured system

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the

 

requiring a password to load

setup utility and verify the Security settings and

 

your operating system.

modify them as accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility

 

 

on page 33 for more information)

 

 

 

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Cabin S Series.book manual Shutdown and Startup Problems, Utility on page 33 for more information