Compaq E500S, V300 manual Solving Power Problems

Table 2-17

Solving Power Problems

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
Computer will not	Battery is	■ Charge the battery pack.
turn on.	discharged and	■ Replace the battery
	computer is not
		pack.
	connected to a
		■ Connect the computer to
	power source.
		an external power
		source.
	Battery is	Ensure that cables
	discharged and	connecting the computer and
	cables to the	the external power source
	external power	are plugged in properly.
	source are
	unplugged.
Computer turned off	Computer initiated	■ Charge the battery pack.
while it was left	power-down	■ Replace the battery
unattended.	because of a critical
	low battery	pack.
		■ Connect the computer to
	condition.
		an external power
		source.
	The computer	Turn on the computer.
	initiated Hibernation
	after a user-defined
	timeout expired.

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