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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Possible Cause

 

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 only and have ignored a

 

Resume button. (See Power Sources on page 31 for

 

 

 

low battery alarm until the

 

more information)

 

 

 

batteries are all 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 batteries using the

 

 

 

 

 

Status Indicator panel, and replace or remove

 

 

 

 

 

any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

Panel on page 13 for more information)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your power adapter has failed

 

Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet

 

 

 

or lost its power source.

 

has power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your LifeBook notebook

The installed batteries

 

Replace the battery with a charged one or install

 

 

will not work on battery

are dead.

 

a Power adapter.

 

 

alone.

 

 

 

 

 

No batteries are installed.

 

Install a charged battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are

 

Verify that the batteries are properly connected

 

 

 

improperly installed.

 

by re-installing them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your installed batteries

 

Verify the condition of the batteries using the

 

 

 

are faulty.

 

Status Indicator panel and replace or remove

 

 

 

 

 

any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

Panel on page 13 for more information)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 DVD/CD-ROM

 

 

 

 

 

access, use of a modem card

 

 

 

 

 

or a LAN PC card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power savings features

 

Check the power management and/or setup utility

 

 

 

may be disabled.

 

settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust

 

 

 

 

 

according to your operating needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The brightness is turned all

 

Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher

 

 

 

the way up.

 

the brightness the more power your display uses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are very old.

 

Replace the batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries have been

 

Replace the batteries.

 

 

 

exposed to high temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are too hot

 

Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera-

 

 

 

or too cold.

 

ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

panel will flash when the battery is outside its

 

 

 

 

 

operating range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu DVD Player manual Resume button. See Power Sources on page 31 for