Fujitsu Lifebook B6110D User Manual page 63

Problem
Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
Your notebook will not
work on battery alone.
The battery seems to
discharge too quickly.
Possible Cause
The power management
parameters are set for auto
timeouts which are too short
for your operating needs.
You are operating on battery
power and have ignored a low
battery alarm until the battery
is 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.
The installed battery is dead.
No battery is installed.
The battery is improperly
installed.
Your installed battery is faulty.
You are running an application
that uses a great deal of power
due to frequent hard drive
access or CD-ROM access, use
of a modem or a LAN PC card.
The battery is very old.
The power savings features
may be disabled.
The brightness is turned all
the way up.
The battery has been exposed
to high temperatures.
The battery is too hot or too
cold.
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Possible Solutions
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the
mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the
Suspend/Resume button. Check your power
management settings, or close your applications
and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup
utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit
your operation needs.
Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend/
Resume button. See "Power Sources" on page 27.
Verify the condition of the battery using the Status
Indicator panel, and replace or remove any shorted
battery. See "Status Indicator Panel" on page 13.
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 them.
Verify the condition of the battery using the
Status Indicator panel and replace or remove
any battery that is shorted. See "Status Indicator
Panel" on page 13.
Use a power adapter for this application when at all
possible.
Replace the battery.
Check the power management and/or setup utility
settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust
according to your operating needs.
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher
the brightness the more power your display uses.
Replace the battery.
Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera-
ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator
panel will flash when the battery is outside its
operating range.
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