Shutdown And Startup Problems - Fujitsu LifeBook E8000 User Manual

L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k
Problem
Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
(continued)
Your LifeBook notebook
will not work on battery
alone.
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume
button does not work.
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Possible Cause
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 lot of power due to
frequent hard drive access or
DVD/CD-ROM access, 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.
Suspend/Resume button is
disabled from the Power ->
Advanced submenu of the
setup utility.
You did not hold the button
in long enough.
Possible Solutions
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.
Replace the batteries.
Restore the notebook to normal operating tempera-
ture. Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel
will flash when battery is outside of 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.