Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

The battery seems to

The brightness is turned all the

Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness the more power

discharge too quickly.

way up.

your display uses.

(continued)

 

 

Battery was exposed to high

Replace the battery.

 

 

temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

The battery is too hot or too

Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging icon on the Sta-

 

cold.

tus Indicator panel will flash when battery is outside of operating range.

 

 

 

Shutdown and Startup Problems

 

 

The Suspend/Resume button

Suspend/Resume button is dis-

Select the “Choose what the power button does” option.

does not work.

abled.

 

 

 

 

 

There may be application soft-

Close all applications and try the button again.

 

ware conflict

 

 

 

 

The system powers up, and

Boot sequence settings of the

Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the Fujitsu logo is on

displays power on informa-

setup utility are not compatible

screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source settings

tion, but fails to load the

with your configuration.

from the Boot menu. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 36.

operating system.

 

 

Internal hard drive was not

Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu, located within the Main

 

 

detected.

menu, to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.

 

 

 

 

You have a secured system

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Secu-

 

requiring a password to load

rity settings and modify them as accordingly. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 36.

 

your operating system.

 

 

 

 

An error message is displayed

Power On Self Test (POST) has

See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the meaning and sever-

on the screen during the

detected a problem.

ity of the problem. Not all messages are errors; some are simply status indicators.

notebook (boot) sequence.

 

See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 71.

 

 

 

 

The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery

Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part

 

has failed.

but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.

 

 

 

Your notebook appears to

BIOS setup changes were not

Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility.

change setup parameters

saved before you exited the util-

 

when you start it.

ity.

 

 

 

 

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