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
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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 | application when at all possible. |
| access or |
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| access, use of a modem card |
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| The power savings features | Check the power management and/or setup utility |
| may be disabled. | settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust |
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| according to your operating needs. |
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| The brightness is turned all | Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher |
| the way up. | the brightness the more power your display uses. |
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| The batteries are very old. | Replace the batteries. |
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| The batteries have been | Replace the batteries. |
| exposed to high temperatures. |
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| The batteries are too hot | Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera- |
| or too cold. | ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator |
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| panel will flash when the battery is outside its |
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| operating range. |
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Shutdown and Startup Problems |
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The Suspend/Resume | The Suspend/Resume button | Enable the button from the setup utility. |
button does not work. | is disabled from the Advanced |
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| submenu of the Power menu |
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| of the setup utility. |
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| 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 |
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| from checking for button pushes. |
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| There may be a conflict with | Close all applications and try the button again. |
| the application software. |
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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 |
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| Utility on page 33 for more information) |
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| 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 |
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| on page 33 for more information) |
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