Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

PC Card/ExpressCard Problems

A card inserted in the PC Card or ExpressCard slot does not work or is locking up the system.

The card is not properly

Remove and re-install the card. See “PC Cards/ExpressCards™”

installed.

on page 79.

 

 

The card may have been

Close the application and restart your notebook.

installed while an appli-

 

cation was running, so

 

your notebook is not

 

aware of its installation.

 

 

 

Your software may not

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

have the correct soft-

 

ware driver active.

 

 

 

You may have the wrong

See your PC Card/ExpressCard documentation to determine

I/O address selected for

the required I/O address. Change the settings in the Device

your card device.

Manager.

 

 

Power Failures

You turn on your LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to happen.

The installed primary

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and

battery is completely

condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24.

discharged, there is no

Install a charged battery or a Power adapter.

optional second battery

 

installed or there is no

 

Power adapter (AC or

 

Auto/Airline) installed.

 

 

 

The primary battery is

Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condition

installed but is faulty.

of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24. If a bat-

 

tery is indicating a short, remove that battery and operate from

 

another power source or replace that battery.

 

 

The battery or batteries

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and

are low.

condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24.

 

Use a Power adapter to operate until a battery is charged or install

 

a charged battery.

 

 

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