Lenovo ThinkPad E560 - Power Problems

•Problem:Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea
showsempty,oryourcomputeroperatesafterthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea
showsempty.
Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.
•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatteryisshort.
Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,useanewbattery.
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbattery.
Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterymightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminutetoreset
theprotector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.
•Problem:Thebatterycannotbecharged.
Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthe
computerandallowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethebattery.Ifit
stillcannotbecharged,haveitserviced.
Anacpoweradapterproblem
Problem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe
poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheac
poweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer.Thendisconnecttheac
poweradapterandremovethemainbattery.
3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter.Thenturnonthecomputer.
4.IfthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationareaandthesystem-status
indicatordoesnotblinkthreetimeswhenanacpowersourceisconnected,havetheacpoweradapter
andyourcomputerserviced.
Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,todisplaythepoweradapter(powerplug)icon,click
ShowhiddeniconsintheWindowsnotificationarea.
Powerproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythepowerbutton.Referto“Statusindicators”onpage8.
2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpower
adapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.
3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andmakesurethatthepowercableis
firmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.
4.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.
5.Removealldevicesandthentestforsystempowerwithminimaldevicesattached.
a.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
b.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
c.Removethebattery.Referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage109.
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