Power Management Problems (continued)
Ambient
Yes
temperature in
spec?
"Bad/no
Yes
battery"
message?
Ensure ac
adapter plugged
into OB and wall
Clean boot:
Ctrl Alt Del, press
F4 during boot
"Bad/no
Yes
battery"
message?
Done: Replace
battery or use OB on
ac power only
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A
No
No
Yes
PCMCIA cards
installed?
Speech: PCMCIA
cards can use
power even when
No
Remove PCMCIA
cards, recharge
Yes
Done
Does
Yes
battery indicator
reach full charge?
Bring ambient
temperature
within
specification,
recharge battery
No
Yes
Speech: DOS
not on
games, TSR's,
other software
can reduce
battery life
battery
Disable 3rd-party
software and
Get
recharge battery
1-1/2 hours
battery life?
No
No
Charging circuitry
may be defective
3rd-party
No
software
installed?
B