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

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup

 

 

utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit

 

 

your operation needs.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

battery state and your machine

 

 

has gone into Dead Battery

 

 

Suspend mode.

 

 

 

 

 

You have a battery failure.

Verify the condition of the batteries using the

 

 

Status Indicator panel, and replace or remove

 

 

any batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator

 

 

Panel on page 11 for more information)

 

 

 

 

Your power adapter has failed

Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet

 

or lost its power source.

has power.

 

 

 

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.

alone.

 

 

No batteries are installed.

Install a charged battery.

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are improperly

Verify that the batteries are properly connected by

 

installed.

re-installing them.

 

 

 

 

Your installed batteries are

Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status

 

faulty.

Indicator panel and replace or remove any batteries

 

 

that are shorted. (See Status Indicator Panel on

 

 

page 11 for more information)

 

 

 

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.

 

CD-RW drive access, or use of

 

 

a modem or 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 notebook 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.

 

 

 

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Fujitsu P2000 manual Resume button. See Power Sources on page 25 for