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| Your LifeBook notebook will | No batteries are | Install a charged battery. | |
| not work on battery alone. | installed. | 
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| The batteries are | Verify that the batteries are properly connected by  | ||
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 | Your installed batteries | Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator | |
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 | are faulty. | panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted. See | |
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 | “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24. | |
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| The batteries seem to | You are running an | Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery | |
| discharge too quickly. | application that uses a | and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all | |
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 | lot of power due to fre- | possible. | |
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 | quent hard drive access | 
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 | or use of a modem, | 
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 | LAN PC card, Wireless | 
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 | LAN, or Bluetooth | 
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 | The power savings fea- | Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to | |
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 | tures may be disabled. | your operating needs. | |
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 | The brightness is | Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness | |
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 | turned all the way up. | the more power your display uses. | |
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 | The batteries are very | 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 | |
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 | hot or too cold. | icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is out- | |
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