2 Troubleshooting Procedures

The power supply controls many functions and components. To determine if the power supply is functioning properly, start with Procedure 1 and continue with the other Procedures as instructed. The flowchart in Figure 2-2 gives a summary of the process. The procedures described in this section are:

Procedure 1: Power status check

Procedure 2: Adaptor / battery replacement

Procedure 3: Power supply connection check

Procedure 4: Diagnostic check

Procedure 5: Internal connection check

Procedure 1 Power Status Check

The following LEDS indicate the power supply status:

Battery LED

DC-IN LED

The power supply controller displays the power supply status through the Battery and the DC- IN LEDS as listed in the tables below.

 

Table 2-1 Battery LED

 

 

 

Battery State

LED colors

Definition

 

 

 

Charging

Red, solid on

Battery charging with AC.

 

 

 

 

White, solid on

Battery fully charged by AC

 

 

 

 

Red color off

Battery abnormal stop charging with AC

 

 

(Bad cell/ Overheated)

 

 

 

Discharging

Red, blinking

Battery within low state: 12 minutes

 

(LED on for 1 second

remaining

 

every 4 seconds)

 

 

 

 

 

Red, blinking

Battery within critical low state: 3

 

(LED on for 1 second

minutes remaining. The system is

 

every 2 seconds)

protected and cannot be re-powered on

 

without the AC power connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red color off

Battery not in low or critical low state;

 

 

It’s in discharging state

 

 

 

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Toshiba PROL450D manual Procedure 1 Power Status Check, Battery LED