2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting

2 Troubleshooting Procedures

Procedure 1 Power Supply Icon Check

The following two icons indicate the power supply status:

qBattery icon

qDC IN icon

The power supply controller uses the power supply status with the Battery icon and the DC IN icon as listed in the tables below.

 

Table 2-1 Battery icon

 

 

Battery icon

Power supply status

 

 

Lights orange

Battery is charged and the external DC is input. It has no relation with

 

ON/OFF of the system power.

 

 

Lights green

Battery is fully charged and the external DC is input. It has no relation

 

with ON/OFF of the system power.

 

 

Blinks orange

The battery level is low while the system power is ON.

(even intervals)

 

 

 

Flashes orange

The battery level is low and the power switch is pressed on in the

 

battery driving.

 

 

Doesn’t light

Any condition other than those above.

 

 

 

 

Table 2-2 DC IN icon

 

 

 

 

DC IN icon

 

Power supply status

 

 

 

 

 

Lights green

 

DC power is being supplied from the AC adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks orange

 

Power supply malfunction* 3

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn’t light

 

Any condition other than those above.

 

 

 

 

 

*3

When the power supply controller detects a malfunction, the DC IN icon blinks

 

orange. It shows an error code.

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Toshiba A100 Power Supply Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures, Procedure 1 Power Supply Icon Check, Battery icon

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