Fujitsu Laptop manual Shutdown and Startup Problems

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Problem	Possible Cause	Possible Solutions
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 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 LifeBook 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.
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume	The Suspend/Resume button	Enable the button from the setup utility.
button does not work.	is disabled from the Advanced
	submenu of the Power menu
	of the setup utility.
	You did not hold the button	Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few
	in long enough.	seconds if your application is preventing the CPU
		from checking for button pushes.
	There may be a conflict with	Close all applications and try the button again.
	the application software.
The system powers up, and	The boot sequence settings	Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key
displays power on informa-	of the setup utility are not	while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2]
tion, but fails to load the	compatible with your	key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source
operating system.	configuration.	settings from the Boot menu. See “BIOS Setup
		Utility” on page 29.
	You have a secured system	Make sure you have the right password. Enter the
	requiring a password to load	setup utility and verify the Security settings and
	your operating system.	modify them as accordingly. See “BIOS Setup
		Utility” on page 29.
The system powers up, and	Internal hard drive was	Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master
displays power on informa-	not detected.	submenu, located within the Main menu, to try to
tion, but fails to load the		auto detect the internal hard drive.
operating system.
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