Smart Card reader is not recognized
The battery discharges too quickly
The battery is either too hot or too cold. In this
case the battery indicator flashes.
► Move the notebook so that its temperature
returns to within the normal range.
► If the operating time of the battery life is
extremely short, the battery is probably t
oo
ol
d. Replace the battery if necessary.
You may have an application running that
consumes a great deal of power due to frequent
accessing of the hard disk or optical drive.
► Use the AC adapter whenever possible.
The maximum brightness may have been set
for the screen.
► Set the screen slightly darker with the
key combination for Decreasing the screen
brightness in order to reduce the amount of
power being drawn.
Smart Card inserted incorrectly.
► Make sure you have inserted your Smart
Card into the Smart Card reader with
t
he chip facing upwards / downwards
(device-dependent).
► Check whether the Smart Card you are
us
ing is supported. Your Smart Card must
comply with the ISO standard 7816-1, -2,
-3 and -4.
► If you are working in a network, contact your
system administrator, who can unlock your
notebook with a Supervisor PIN.
► If you are working in a network, contact your
system administrator, who can boot your
notebook with a Supervisor Smart Card.