Fujitsu Lifebook N3010 User Manual page 62

L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s U s e r ' s G u i d e
Problem
Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
Your LifeBook notebook
will not work on battery
alone.
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
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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 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.
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 or
DVD/CD-ROM access, or use
of a modem or 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 Solutions
Press any button or key on the keyboard, or move
the mouse. If that fails, push the Power/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 Power and
Suspend/Resume button. (See Power Sources on
page 27 for more information)
Verify the condition of the batteries using the
Status Indicator panel, and replace or remove
any batteries that are shorted. (See Status/Power
Indicators on page 14 for more information)
Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet
has power.
Replace the battery with a charged one or install
an AC 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. (See Status/Power
Indicators on page 14 for more information)
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 LifeBook notebook to normal operating
temperature. The Charging icon on the Status Indi-
cator panel will flash when the battery is outside its
operating range.