Shutdown And Startup Problems - Fujitsu Lifebook S7110 User Manual

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Problem
Your LifeBook notebook You are operating on battery
turns off all by itself. power only and have ignored a
low battery alarm until the
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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 are
will not work on battery 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 or
media drive 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 or
have been exposed to high
temperatures.
The batteries are too hot
or too cold.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume The Suspend/Resume button
button does not work. is disabled from the Advanced
submenu of the Power menu
of the setup utility.
You did not hold the button
in long enough.
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Possible Cause
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 12 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 12 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.
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.
Enable the button from the setup utility.
Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few
seconds if your application is preventing the CPU
from checking for button pushes.
Possible Solutions