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The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
The power savings fea-
tures may be disabled.
Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to
your operating needs.
You are running an
application that uses a
lot of power due to fre-
quent drive or wireless
access.
Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery
and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all
possible.
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.
Battery was 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 a
software conflict
Close all applications and try the button again.
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.
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 48.
Internal 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.
Your system display won’t
turn on when the system is
turned on or has resumed.
You have installed the
LIFEBOOK/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 23.
Error message is displayed
on the screen during the
notebook (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 sta-
tus indicators. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 94.
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