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Your LifeBook notebook will | Your installed batteries | Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator |
not work on battery | are faulty. | panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted. See |
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| “Status Indicator Panel” on page 22. |
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The batteries seem to | You are running a pro- | Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery |
discharge too quickly. | gram that uses a lot of | and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all |
| power due to frequent | possible. |
| hard drive access or |
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| optical drive access, or |
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| use of a modem, LAN |
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| PC card, Wireless LAN, |
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| The power savings fea- | Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to |
| tures may be disabled. | your operating needs. |
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| The brightness is | Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness |
| turned all the way up. | the more power your display uses. |
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| The batteries are old. | Replace the batteries. |
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| The batteries have been | Replace the batteries. |
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| atures. |
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| The batteries are too | Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging |
| hot or too cold. | icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is out- |
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| side of operating range. |
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Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume button does not work.
Suspend/Resume | In the Control Panel under Power Options, select the “Choose |
button is disabled. | what the power button does” option and make your choices. |
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There may be applica- | Close all applications and try the button again. |
tion software. conflict |
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