Fujitsu B3020D manual Power Failures, Resume button. See Power Sources on

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

Problem	Possible Cause	Possible Solutions
Power Failures
You turn on your LifeBook	The installed battery is	Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the
notebook and nothing	completely discharged or there	presence and condition of the battery. See “Status
seems to happen.	is no power adapter (AC or	Indicator Panel” on page 13. Install a charged
	Auto/Airline) installed.	battery or a power adapter.
	The primary battery is	Use the Status Indicator Panel to verify the presence
	installed but is faulty.	and condition of the battery. See “Status Indicator
		Panel” on page 13. If a battery is indicating a short,
		remove that battery and operate from another
		power source or replace that battery.
	The battery is low.	Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the
		presence and condition of the battery. See “Status
		Indicator Panel” on page 13. Use a power adapter
		until a battery is charged or install a charged battery.
	The AC or auto/airline adapter	Verify that your adapter is connected correctly. See
	is not plugged in properly.	“Power Sources” on page 27.
	The Power adapter (AC or	Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for a
	auto/airline) has no power	line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC
	from the AC outlet, airplane	outlet. If you are using an auto/airline adapter in a
	seat jack, or the car’s cigarette	car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or
	lighter.	Accessories position.
	The Power adapter (AC or	Try a different Power adapter.
	auto/airline) is faulty.
Your LifeBook notebook	The power management	Press any button on the keyboard, or move the
turns off 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
		and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup
		utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit
		your operation needs.
	You are operating on battery	Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend/
	power and have ignored a low	Resume button. See “Power Sources” on page 27.
	battery alarm until the battery
	is at the dead battery state and
	your machine has gone into
	Dead Battery Suspend mode.
	You have a battery failure.	Verify the condition of the battery using the Status
		Indicator panel, and replace or remove any shorted
		battery. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 13.
	Your power adapter has failed	Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet
	or lost its power source.	has power.
Your notebook will not	The installed battery is dead.	Replace the battery with a charged one or install
work on battery alone.		a power adapter.
	No battery is installed.	Install a charged battery.
	The battery is improperly	Verify that the battery is properly connected
	installed.	by re-installing them.

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