Fujitsu Lifebook AH550 User Manual page 89

Problem
Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
(continued)
Your LifeBook notebook will
not work on battery alone.
The battery seems to 
discharge too quickly.
Possible Cause Possible Solutions
You are operating on Install a power adapter and then push the Power/Sus-
battery power and pend/Resume button. See "Power Sources" on page 38.
ignored a low battery
alarm until the battery is
at the dead battery
state and the system
has gone into Dead Bat-
tery Suspend mode.
The installed battery is Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter.
dead.
No battery is installed. Install a charged battery.
The battery is improp- Verify that the battery is properly connected by re-installing it.
erly installed.
Your installed battery Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator panel
is faulty. and replace or remove any shorted battery. See "Status Indicator
Panel" on page 21.
You are running an Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery
and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all 
application that uses a
lot of power due to fre- possible.
quent hard drive or opti-
cal drive access, or use
of a modem, LAN PC
card, or Wireless LAN
or device.
The power savings fea- Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to
tures may be disabled. your operating needs.
The brightness is Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness
turned all the way up. the more power your display uses.
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