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L i f e B o o k C 1 4 0 0 S e r i e s N o t e b o o k - S e c t i o n F i v e
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 | Your notebook will not | No batteries are installed. | Install a charged battery. | |||
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 | work on battery alone. | 
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 | The batteries are improperly | Verify that the batteries are properly connected | ||||
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 | Your installed batteries | Verify the condition of the batteries using the | |||
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 | are faulty. | Status Indicator panel and replace or remove | |||
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 | any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator | |
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 | Panel on page 11 for more information) | |
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 | The batteries seem to | You are running an application | Use both the primary battery and an optional | |||
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 | discharge too quickly. | that uses a lot of power due to | second battery and/or use a power adapter for this | |||
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 | frequent hard drive access or | application when at all possible. | |||
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 | a modem or LAN PC card. | 
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 | The power savings features | Check the power management and/or setup utility | |||
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 | 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 | |||
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 | 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. | |||
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 | The batteries are too hot | Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera- | |||
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 | or too cold. | ture. Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel | |||
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 | will flash when battery is outside of operating range. | |
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 | Shutdown and Startup Problems | 
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 | The Suspend/Resume | Suspend/Resume button is | Enable the button from the setup utility. | |||
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 | button does not work. | disabled from the Power  | 
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 | Advanced submenu of the | 
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 | You did not hold the button | Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few | |||
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 | 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. | |||
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 | The system powers up, and | The boot sequence settings | Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key | |||
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 | displays power on informa- | of the setup utility are not | while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2] | |||
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 | tion, but fails to load the | compatible with your | key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source | |||
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 | operating system. | configuration. | settings from the Boot menu. (See BIOS Setup | |||
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 | Utility on page 27 for more information) | |
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 | You have a secured system | Make sure you have the right password. Enter the | |||
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 | requiring a password to load | setup utility and verify the Security settings and | |||
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 | your operating system. | modify them as accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility | |||
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 | on page 27 for more information) | |
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 | Internal hard drive was | Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master | |||
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 | not detected. | submenu, located within the Main menu, to try to | |||
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 | auto detect the internal hard drive. | |
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