Fujitsu A3210 A3210 User's Guide - Page 91

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions You turn on your LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to happen. (continued) Power adapter (AC or auto/airline) has no power from the AC outlet, airplane jack, or the car's cigarette lighter. Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC outlet. If you are using an auto/airline adapter in a car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or Accessories position. Your LifeBook notebook turns off all by itself. The power management parameters are set for auto timeouts which are too short for your operating needs. Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. Check your power management settings, or close your applications and go to the Power Options Properties located in the Control Panel to adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs. You are operating on battery power and ignored a low battery alarm until the batteries are at the dead battery state and the system has gone into Dead Battery Suspend mode. Install a power adapter and then push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. See "Power Sources" on page 36. You have a battery failure. 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. Your power adapter has failed or lost its power source. Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has power. Your LifeBook notebook will The installed battery is Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter. not work on battery alone. dead. No battery is installed. Install a charged battery. The batteries are improperly installed. Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re-installing them. 86 - Troubleshooting

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86
- Troubleshooting
You turn on your LifeBook
notebook and nothing
seems to happen.
(continued)
Power adapter (AC or
auto/airline) has no
power from the AC out-
let, airplane jack, or the
car’s cigarette lighter.
Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for a line switch or
tripped circuit breaker for the AC outlet. If you are using an
auto/airline adapter in a car make sure the ignition switch is in the
On or Accessories position.
Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
The power manage-
ment parameters are
set for auto timeouts
which are too short for
your operating needs.
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore
operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
Check your power management settings, or close your applica-
tions and go to the Power Options Properties located in the Con-
trol Panel to adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs.
You are operating on
battery power and
ignored a low battery
alarm until the batteries
are at the dead battery
state and the system
has gone into Dead Bat-
tery Suspend mode.
Install a power adapter and then push the Power/Sus-
pend/Resume button.
See “Power Sources” on page 36.
You have a battery fail-
ure.
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.
Your power adapter has
failed or lost its power
source.
Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has power.
Your LifeBook notebook will
not work on battery alone.
The installed battery is
dead.
Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter.
No battery is installed.
Install a charged battery.
The batteries are
improperly installed.
Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re-installing
them.
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions