Fujitsu LifeBook User Manual page 40

Problem
Power Failures
Your LifeBook
notebook will not
work on battery
alone.
The batteries
seem to discharge
too quickly.
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Possible Cause
The installed batteries
are dead.
No batteries are
installed.
The batteries are
improperly installed.
Your installed batteries
are faulty.
You are running an
application that uses a
great deal of power due
to frequent hard drive
access or DVD/CD-ROM
access, use of a modem
card or a LAN PC card.
The power savings
features may be
disabled.
The brightness is turned
all the way up.
The batteries are very
old.
The batteries have been
exposed to high
temperatures.
The batteries are too hot
or too cold.
Possible Solution
Replace the battery with a charged one or
install a Power adapter.
Install a charged battery.
Verify that the batteries are properly
connected by re-installing them.
Verify the condition of the batteries using the
Status Indicator panel and replace or remove
any batteries that are shorted.
Use both the primary battery and an optional
second battery and/or use a power adapter
for this application when at all possible.
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 batteries.
Replace the batteries.
Restore the notebook to normal operating
temperature. The Charging icon on the Status
Indicator panel will flash when the battery is
outside its operating range.