Solving Battery Problems Continued
Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
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Battery pack will not | Battery pack was | Allow time for the battery |
fast charge | exposed to tempera- | pack to return to room |
| ture extremes. | temperature. |
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| Battery pack has | Replace the battery |
| exceeded its useful | pack. |
| life. |
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| Battery pack is already | Use the battery pack |
| fully charged. | without attempting to fast |
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| charge it. |
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Computer shut down | You removed a | Replace the discharged |
and information was | battery from the | battery pack with a fully |
lost when replacing | computer when the | charged one or connect |
a battery pack | computer had no | the computer to external |
| other source | power. Then turn on the |
| of power. | computer to determine if |
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| any of your information is |
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| recoverable. |
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Battery charge does | Battery pack has been | Put the computer in a |
not last very long | exposed to extremely | cool place and recharge |
| warm temperatures. | the battery pack. |
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| Battery pack has been | Put the computer in a |
| exposed to extremely | warm place and recharge |
| cold temperatures. | the battery pack. |
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| Battery has partially | Recharge the battery. |
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| Power conservation is | Reset the power |
| disabled or set to | conservation level. |
| drain. |
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| An external device is | Turn off or remove |
| draining the battery. | external devices when |
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| not using them. |
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Battery gauge | There have been too | The battery pack must be |
appears inaccurate | many partial charges | completely discharged |
| to the battery pack. | then recharged to |
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| maintain battery gauge |
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| accuracy. |
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