Lenovo V200 Laptop (English) Service and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 30

Battery, problems

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Solving computer problems Problem: Solution: A message, "Unable to create overlay window," appears when you try to start DVD playback. -orYou get poor or no playback while running video playback, DVD playback, or game applications. Do either of the following: v If you are using 32-bit color mode, change the color depth to 16-bit mode. v If you are using a desktop size of 1280×1024 or larger, reduce the desktop size and the color depth. Battery problems Problem: Solution: Problem: Solution: Problem: Solution: Problem: Solution: Problem: Solution: The battery cannot be fully charged by the power-off method in the standard charge time for your computer. For details, see the Battery and power category in Troubleshooting under the "Problem solving" section in Access Help. Your computer shuts down before the battery status indicator shows empty, -orYour computer operates after the battery status indicator shows empty. Discharge and recharge the battery. The operating time for a fully charged battery is short. For details, see the Battery and power category in Troubleshooting under the "Problem solving" section in Access Help. The computer does not operate with a fully charged battery. The surge protector in the battery might be active. Turn off the computer for one minute to reset the protector; then turn on the computer again. The battery does not charge. For details, see the Battery and power category in Troubleshooting under the "Problem solving" section in Access Help. 20 Lenovo 3000 V200 Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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Problem:
A
message,
“Unable
to
create
overlay
window,”
appears
when
you
try
to
start
DVD
playback.
-or-
You
get
poor
or
no
playback
while
running
video
playback,
DVD
playback,
or
game
applications.
Solution:
Do
either
of
the
following:
v
If
you
are
using
32-bit
color
mode,
change
the
color
depth
to
16-bit
mode.
v
If
you
are
using
a
desktop
size
of
1280×1024
or
larger,
reduce
the
desktop
size
and
the
color
depth.
Battery
problems
Problem:
The
battery
cannot
be
fully
charged
by
the
power-off
method
in
the
standard
charge
time
for
your
computer.
Solution:
For
details,
see
the
Battery
and
power
category
in
Troubleshooting
under
the
"Problem
solving"
section
in
Access
Help
.
Problem:
Your
computer
shuts
down
before
the
battery
status
indicator
shows
empty,
-or-
Your
computer
operates
after
the
battery
status
indicator
shows
empty.
Solution:
Discharge
and
recharge
the
battery.
Problem:
The
operating
time
for
a
fully
charged
battery
is
short.
Solution:
For
details,
see
the
Battery
and
power
category
in
Troubleshooting
under
the
"Problem
solving"
section
in
Access
Help
.
Problem:
The
computer
does
not
operate
with
a
fully
charged
battery.
Solution:
The
surge
protector
in
the
battery
might
be
active.
Turn
off
the
computer
for
one
minute
to
reset
the
protector;
then
turn
on
the
computer
again.
Problem:
The
battery
does
not
charge.
Solution:
For
details,
see
the
Battery
and
power
category
in
Troubleshooting
under
the
"Problem
solving"
section
in
Access
Help
.
Solving
computer
problems
20
Lenovo
3000
V200
Service
and
Troubleshooting
Guide