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The battery seems to | The battery is too hot or too | Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. |
discharge too quickly. | cold. | Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when |
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| battery is outside of operating range. |
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Shutdown and Startup Problems |
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The Suspend/Resume | Suspend/Resume | In Windows XP, enable the button by going to the Control |
button does not work. | button is disabled. | Panel > Power Options Properties and clicking on the |
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| Advanced tab. In the Power buttons area, select the option |
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| that best suits your needs. In Windows Vista, select the |
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| Change what the power button does” option. |
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| There may be application | Close all applications and try the button again. |
| software conflict. |
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The system powers up, | The boot sequence settings | Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the |
and displays power on | of the setup utility are not | Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2] key and enter the |
information, but fails to | compatible with your configu- | setup utility and adjust the source settings from the Boot |
load the operating system. | ration. | menu. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 50. |
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| You have a secured system | Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup util- |
| requiring a password to load | ity and verify the Security settings and modify them as |
| your operating system. | accordingly. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 50. |
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An error message is | Power On Self Test (POST) | See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine |
displayed on the screen | has detected a problem. | the meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages |
during the boot sequence. |
| are errors; some are simply status indicators. See “Power |
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| On Self Test Messages” on page 101. |
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Your notebook appears to | BIOS setup changes were not | Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting |
change setup parameters | saved when made and you | the BIOS setup utility. |
when you start it. | exited the setup utility. |
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| The BIOS CMOS | Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a |
| tery has failed. | user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years. |
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