Fujitsu LifeBook N Series - Batteries and Media Care; Battery Care and Life Extension; Media Disc and Drive Care

Troubleshooting
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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Power/
Suspend/Resume
button does not
work.
The system
powers up and
displays power-on
information, but
fails to load the
operating system.
An error message
is displayed during
the LifeBook
notebook (boot)
sequence.
Your LifeBook
notebook appears
to change setup
parameters when
you start it.
The Power/Suspend/
Resume button is disabled
from the Advanced
submenu of the Power
menu of the setup utility.
You did not hold the
button in long enough.
There may be a conflict
with the application
software.
The boot sequence
settings of the setup utility
are not compatible with
your configuration.
You have a secured
system requiring a
password to load your
operating system.
Internal hard drive was
not detected.
Power On Self Test
(POST) has detected a
problem.
BIOS setup changes were
not saved when you made
them and exited the BIOS
setup utility returning it to
previous settings.
The BIOS CMOS hold-up
battery has failed.
Enable the button from the setup utility.
Hold the button longer. This may need to be a
few seconds if your application is preventing
the CPU from checking for button pushes.
Close all applications and try the button again.
Set the operating source by pressing the
[ESC] key while the Fujitsu logo is on screen
or use the [F2] key and enter the setup utility
and adjust the source settings from the Boot
menu.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter
the setup utility and verify the Security settings
and modify them as accordingly.
Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master
submenu, located within the Main menu, to try
to auto detect the internal hard drive.
See Power On Self Test (POST) messages to
deter-mine the meaning of the problem. Not all
messages are errors; some are status
indicators.
Make sure you select Save Changes And
Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility.
Contact your support representative for
repairs. This is not a user serviceable part but
has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.
LB_Topaz 06 (53-66) 2/3/05, 2:28 PM63