2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting

2 Troubleshooting Procedures

Procedure 1 Power Supply Icon Check

The following two icons indicate the power supply status:

?Battery icon

?DC 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 (*1) while the system power is ON.

(even intervals)

 

 

 

Flashes orange

The battery level is low (*2) and the power switch is pressed on in the

 

battery driving.

 

 

Doesn’t light

Any condition other than those above.

 

 

*1: goes to hibernation

*2: in hibernation

 

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 A200 Power Supply Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures, Procedure 1 Power Supply Icon Check, Battery icon