Fujitsu Lifebook S7010 User Manual page 68

S Series.book Page 60 Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:52 PM
L i f e B o o k S 7 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k
Problem
You turn on your The Power adapter (AC or
LifeBook notebook and auto/airline) has no power
nothing seems to happen. from the AC outlet, airplane
seat jack, or the car's cigarette
(continued)
lighter.
The Power adapter (AC or
auto/airline) is faulty.
Your LifeBook notebook The power management
turns off all by itself. 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.
Your LifeBook notebook The installed batteries
will not work on battery are dead.
alone.
No batteries are installed.
The batteries are improperly
installed.
Your installed batteries
are faulty.
The batteries seem to You are running an application
discharge too quickly. 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.
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Possible Cause
Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for
a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC
outlet. If you are using an auto/airline adapter in
a car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or
Accessories position.
Try a different Power adapter or install a charged
optional second battery.
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 Savings menu of the setup utility to
adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs.
Install a power adapter and then push the Power/
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 Indicator
Panel on page 11 for more information)
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 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 Indicator
Panel on page 11 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.
Possible Solutions