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4. Power switch is already in the On position. 4. Try the Suspend/Resume button. If that
doesn’t work,slide your power switch firmly
to the front,pause 10 seconds or more and
then firmly to the rear. If you shut down
your notebook from Windows 95, you are
really in a pseudo-off state,there is some
power on and you can restart with the
Suspend/Resume button. (See Power Off
on page 28.)
5. The internal battery is faulty, there is no 5. Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the
external battery installed and there is no presence and condition of the batteries.
Power adapter (AC or auto/airline) installed. (See Figure 2-3 on page 23.) If a battery is
indicating a short, remove that battery
and operate from another power source
or replace that battery.
6. The battery or batteries are low. 6. If the batteries are dead there will be a beep
when the power switch is turned on and the
notebook will immediately go into Dead
Battery Suspend mode. (See pages 31-32.)
Check the Status Indicator panel to determine
the presence and condition of the batteries.
(See Figure 2-3 on page 23.) Use a Power
adapter to operate until a battery is charged
or install a charged battery.
Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution