Battery Indicator No Longer Appears In Status Indicator Panel; The Battery Discharges Too Quickly - Fujitsu CELSIUS H270 Operating Manual

Troubleshooting and tips

Battery indicator no longer appears in status indicator panel

Battery:
Cause
No battery installed or no contact between
notebook and battery.

The battery discharges too quickly

Battery:
Cause
The battery is either too hot or too cold. In this
case the battery indicator flashes.
You may have an application running that
consumes a great deal of power due to frequent
accessing of the hard disk or optical drive.
The maximum brightness may have been set
for the screen.
The energy-saving functions have been
deactivated.
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Troubleshooting
► Check whether the battery is installed
correctly in its compartment.
or
► Charge the battery.
► If the operating time of the battery life is
extremely short, the battery is probably
too old. Replace battery if necessary.
Troubleshooting
► Bring the notebook up/down to a normal
temperature again.
► If the operating time of the battery life is
extremely short, the battery is probably too
old. Replace battery if necessary.
► Use the mains adapter as frequently as
possible.
► Set the screen slightly darker with the
key combination for Decreasing the screen
brightness in order to reduce the amount of
power being drawn.
Windows XP:
► Check the settings in the BIOS Setup (in the
Power menu) and under Windows (Start -
(Settings) - Control Panel - Power Options) and
adjust the parameters.
Windows Vista:
► Check the settings in the BIOS Setup (in the
Power menu) and under Windows (Start -
(Settings) - Control Panel – Mobile PC - Power
Options), and adjust the parameters.
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