Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

Your Tablet PC will not

Your installed battery is faulty.

Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator

work on battery alone.

 

panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted.

(continued)

 

See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 30.

 

 

 

The battery seems to

The power savings features

Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust accord-

discharge too quickly.

may be disabled.

ing to your operating needs.

 

 

 

 

You’re running an application

Use a power adapter for this application when at all possible.

 

that uses a lot of power due to

 

 

frequent optical drive access,

 

 

or use of a LAN ExpressCard,

 

 

WLAN, or Bluetooth device.

 

 

 

 

 

The brightness is turned all

Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the bright-

 

the way up.

ness the more power your display uses.

 

 

 

 

The battery is very old.

Replace the battery.

 

 

 

 

The battery was exposed to

Replace the battery.

 

high temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

The battery is too hot or too

Restore the Tablet PC to normal operating temperature.

 

cold.

Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when

 

 

battery is outside of operating range.

 

 

 

Shutdown and Startup Problems

 

 

 

 

The Suspend/Resume

Suspend/Resume

To enable the button, go to the Control Panel -> Power

button does not work.

button is disabled.

Options and click on the Advanced tab. In the Power buttons

 

 

area, select the “Change what the power button does” option.

 

 

 

 

There may be application

Close all applications and try the button again.

 

software. conflict

 

 

 

 

The system powers up

You have a secured system

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup util-

and displays power on

requiring a password to load

ity and verify the Security settings and modify them as

information, but fails to

your operating system.

accordingly. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 73.

load the operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

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