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- Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK
Your LIFEBOOK notebook
turns off all by itself.
(continued)
You are operating on
battery power and
ignored a low battery
alarm until battery is
dead and system is in
Dead Battery Suspend
mode.
Install a power adapter and then push the Power/Sus-
pend/Resume button. See “Power Sources” on page 44.
Your power adapter has
failed or lost its power.
Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has power.
Your LIFEBOOK notebook
will not work on battery
alone.
No battery is installed. Install a charged battery.
Installed battery is dead. Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter.
The batteries are
improperly installed.
Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re-installing
them.
Your installed batteries
are faulty.
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 22.
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
You are running an
application that uses a
lot of power.
Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery
and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all
possible.
The power savings fea-
tures may be disabled.
Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to
your operating needs.
The brightness is turned
all the way up.
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness
the more power your display uses.
The batteries are old. Replace the batteries.
Batteries were exposed
to high temperatures.
Replace the batteries.
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