P Series.book Page 55 Monday, October 9, 2006 10:58 AM
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| Problem | Possible Cause |
| Possible Solutions |
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| Your notebook turns off all | You are operating on battery |
| Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend/ |
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| by itself. | power only and have ignored a |
| Resume button. See “Power Sources” on page 31. |
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| (continued) | low battery alarm until the |
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| battery is at the dead battery |
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| state and your machine has gone |
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| into Dead Battery Suspend |
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| mode. |
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| Your power adapter has failed or |
| Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has |
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| lost its power source. |
| power. |
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| Your notebook will not work | The battery is dead. |
| Replace the battery with a charged one or install a |
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| on battery alone. |
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| Power adapter. |
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| No battery is installed. |
| Install a charged battery. |
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| The battery is improperly |
| Verify that the battery is properly connected by |
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| installed. |
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| Your battery is faulty. |
| Verify the battery condition using the Status Indicator |
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| panel and replace or remove any battery that is shorted. |
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| See “Status Indicators” on page 14. |
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| The battery seems to | You are running an application |
| Use a power adapter for this application when at all |
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| discharge too quickly. | that uses a great deal of power |
| possible. |
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| due to frequent hard drive or |
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| modem or LAN PC card. |
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| The power savings features may |
| Check the power management and/or setup utility |
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| be disabled. |
| settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust |
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| according to your operating needs. |
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| The brightness is turned all the |
| Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the |
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| way up. |
| brightness the more power your display uses. |
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| The battery is very old. |
| Replace the battery. |
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| The battery has been exposed to |
| Replace the battery. |
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| high temperatures. |
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| The battery is too hot or too |
| Restore the system to normal operating temperature. |
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| cold. |
| The Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will |
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| flash when the battery is outside its operating range. |
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| The AC Adapter is defective. |
| Replace with another AC Adapter to see if the problem |
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| persists. Replace any defective AC Adapters. |
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| Shutdown and Startup Problems |
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| The Suspend/Resume button | The Suspend/Resume button is |
| Enable the button from the setup utility. |
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| does not work. | disabled from the Advanced |
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| submenu of the Power menu of |
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| the setup utility. |
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| You did not hold the button in |
| Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few |
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| long enough. |
| seconds if your application is preventing the CPU from |
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| checking for button pushes. |
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| There may be a conflict with the |
| Close all applications and try the button again. |
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| application software. |
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