L i f e B o o k P 2 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n S i x
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Your LifeBook notebook | The power management | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the | |
turns off all by itself. | parameters are set for auto | mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the | |
| timeouts which are too short | Suspend/Resume button. Check your power | |
| for your operating needs. | management settings, or close your applications | |
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| and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup | |
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| utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit | |
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| your operation needs. | |
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| You are operating on battery | Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend/ | |
| power only and have ignored a | Resume button. (See Power Sources on page 25 for | |
| low battery alarm until the | more information) | |
| batteries are all at the dead |
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| battery state and your machine |
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| has gone into Dead Battery |
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| Suspend mode. |
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| You have a battery failure. | Verify the condition of the batteries using the | |
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| Status Indicator panel, and replace or remove | |
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| any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator | |
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| Panel on page 11 for more information) | |
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| Your power adapter has failed | Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet | |
| or lost its power source. | has power. | |
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Your LifeBook notebook | The installed batteries are | Replace the battery with a charged one or install a | |
will not work on battery | dead. | Power adapter. | |
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No batteries are installed. | Install a charged battery. | ||
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| The batteries are improperly | Verify that the batteries are properly connected by | |
| installed. | ||
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| Your installed batteries are | Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status | |
| faulty. | Indicator panel and replace or remove any batteries | |
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| that are shorted. (See Status Indicator Panel on | |
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| page 11 for more information) | |
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The batteries seem to | You are running an application | Use both the primary battery and an optional | |
discharge too quickly. | that uses a lot of power due to | second battery and/or use a power adapter for this | |
| frequent hard drive or DVD/ | application when at all possible. | |
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| a modem or LAN PC card. |
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| The power savings features | Check the power management and/or setup utility | |
| may 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 | Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher | |
| the way up. | the brightness the more power your display uses. | |
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| The batteries are very old. | Replace the batteries. | |
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| The batteries have been | Replace the batteries. | |
| exposed to high temperatures. |
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| The batteries are too hot | Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera- | |
| or too cold. | ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator | |
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| panel will flash when the battery is outside its | |
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| operating range. | |
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