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| A card inserted in the PC | Your PC Card device and | Check all I/O addresses located within the BIOS |
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| Card slot does not work or | another device are assigned the | setup utility and any other installed hardware or |
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| is locking up the system. | same I/O address. | software to make sure there are no duplications. |
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| Power Failures |
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| You turn on your LifeBook | The installed primary battery | Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the |
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| notebook and nothing | is discharged, there’s no second | presence and condition of the batteries. (See Status |
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| seems to happen. | battery installed or there is no | Indicator Panel page 15 for more information) Install |
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| AC adapter installed. | a charged battery or a Power adapter. |
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| The battery is installed but is | Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence |
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| faulty. | and condition of the batteries. (See Status Indicator |
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| Panel page 15 for more information) If a battery is |
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| indicating a short, remove that battery and operate |
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| from another power source or replace that battery. |
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| The battery or batteries are low. | Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the |
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| presence and condition of the batteries. (See Status |
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| Indicator Panel page 15 for more information) Use a |
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| Power adapter to operate until a battery is charged |
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| or install a charged battery. |
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| The AC adapter is not plugged | Verify that your adapter is connected correctly. (See |
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| in properly. | Power Sources page 27 for more information) |
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| The Power adapter has no | Move the AC cord to different outlet, check for a line |
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| power from the AC outlet. | switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC outlet. |
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| The AC adapter is faulty. | Try a different Power adapter. |
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| Your LifeBook notebook | The power management | Press any button or key on the keyboard, or move |
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| turns off all by itself. | parameters are set for auto | the mouse. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/ |
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| timeouts which are too short | Resume button. Check your power management |
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| for your operating needs. | settings, or close your applications and go to the |
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| Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust the |
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| timeout values to better suit your operation needs. |
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| You ignored a low battery | Install a power adapter and then push the Power and |
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| alarm until the battery is dead | Suspend/Resume button. (See Power Sources page 27 |
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| into Dead Battery Suspend |
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| mode. |
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| Your power adapter has failed | Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet |
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| or lost its power source. | has power. |
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| You have a battery failure. | Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status |
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| Indicator panel, and replace or remove any batteries |
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| that are shorted. (See Status Indicator Panel page 15 |
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| Your LifeBook notebook | The installed batteries are | Replace the battery with a charged one or install |
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| will not work on battery | dead. | an AC adapter. |
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| alone. |
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| The batteries are improperly | Verify that the batteries are properly connected by |
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