Shutdown And Startup Problems - Fujitsu LifeBook P7000 User Manual

L i f e B o o k P 7 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n S i x
Problem
Your LifeBook notebook
will not work on battery
alone.
(continued)
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume/
Power On button does not
work.
The system powers up,
and displays power on
information, but fails to
load the operating system.
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Possible Cause
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 or DVD/
CD-RW 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.
The batteries have been exposed
to high temperatures.
The batteries are too hot or too
cold.
The Suspend/Resume/Power On
button is disabled from the
Advanced submenu of the Power
menu of the setup utility.
You did not hold the button in
long enough.
There may be a conflict with the
application software.
Boot sequence settings of the
setup utility are not compatible
with your configuration.
You have a secured system
requiring a password to load
your operating system.
Internal hard drive was not
detected.
Possible Solutions
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. 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.
Close all applications and try the button again.
Set the operating source by pressing the [F12] key
while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2]
key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source
settings from the Boot menu. (See BIOS Setup
Utility on page 25 for more information)
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the
setup utility and verify the Security settings and
modify them as accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility
on page 25 for more information)
Use the BIOS setup utility to try to auto detect the
internal hard drive. If this does not work, contact
Fujitsu Service and Support at 1-800-8FUJITSU.