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The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
(continued)
The brightness is turned all the
way up.
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness the more power
your display uses.
The batteries are old. Replace the batteries.
Batteries were exposed to high
temperatures.
Replace the batteries.
The batteries are too hot or too
cold.
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging icon on the Status
Indicator panel will flash when battery is outside of operating range.
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume button
does not work.
There may be application soft-
ware. conflict
Close all applications and try the button again.
Suspend/Resume button is dis-
abled.
Enable the button by going to the Control Panel -> Power Options and clicking on
“Choose what the power button does”.
The system powers up, and
displays power on informa-
tion, but fails to load the
operating system.
You have a secured system
requiring a password to load
your OS.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Security
settings and modify them as accordingly.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 47.
Hard drive was not detected. Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu, located within the Main
menu, to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.
An error message is displayed
on the screen during the boot
sequence.
Power On Self Test (POST) has
detected a problem.
See the POST messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem. Not
all messages are errors; some are simply status indicators.
See “Power On Self Test
Messages” on page 94.
Your notebook appears to
change setup parameters
when you start it.
BIOS changes weren’t saved
when you exited setup utility.
Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility.
The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery
has failed.
Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part but
has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.
Your system display won’t turn
on when the system is turned
on or has resumed.
You have installed the LIFE-
BOOK/Security Application
panel.
Check the Status Indicator Panel for presence of the Security icon. If it is visible, enter
your password See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 20.
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