Fujitsu LifeBook C Series Owner's Manual page 35

Problem
Power Failures
Your LifeBook The power management
notebook turns off parameters are set for
all by itself. auto timeouts which are
too short for your
operating needs.
You are operating on
battery power only and
have ignored a low battery
alarm until the batteries
are all at the dead battery
state and your machine
has gone into Dead
Battery Suspend mode.
You have a battery failure.
Your power adapter has
failed or lost its power
source.
Your LifeBook The installed battery is
notebook will not dead.
work on battery
alone. No battery is installed.
The battery is improperly
installed.
Your installed battery is
faulty.
You are running an
The battery seems
application that uses a
to discharge too
great deal of power due to
quickly.
frequent hard drive or
media player drive access,
use of a modem card or a
LAN PC card.
Possible Cause
Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Possible Solution
Press any button on the keyboard, or move
the mouse to restore operation. If that fails,
push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
Check your power management settings, or
close your applications and go to the Power
Options menu of the setup utility to adjust the
timeout values to better suit your operation
needs.
Install a power adapter or a charged battery,
then push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
Verify the condition of the batteries using the
Status Indicator Panel, and replace or remove
any batteries that are shorted.
Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the
outlet has power.
Replace the battery with a charged one or
install a power adapter.
Install a charged battery.
Verify that the battery is properly connected by
re-installing it.
Verify the condition of the battery using the
Status Indicator panel and replace or remove
any battery that is shorted.
Use both the primary battery and/or use a
power adapter for this application when at all
possible.
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