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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution
You turn on your notebook and nothing 8. The internal battery is completely discharged 8.
When the battery is dead there will be a beep
seems to happen (continued). and the Power adapter (AC or auto/airline) when the power switch is turned on and the
is faulty. notebook will immediately go into Critical
Low Battery Suspend mode. (See pages 25-26.)
Verify the cause using the Status Indicator
panel to determine the presence and
condition of the batteries and adapter.
(See Figures 3-1 and 3-2 on pages 20-21.)
Try a different Power adapter or install
a charged optional second battery.
Your notebook turns off all by itself. 1. The power management parameters are set 1. Use the keyboard or pointer and if that does
for auto timeouts which are too short for not restore operation, push the Suspend/
your operating needs. Resume button. Check the PowerPanel -
settings or close your applications and go
to the setup utility Power menu and
adjust the timeout values to better suit
your operation needs.
2. You are operating on battery only and have 2. Install a Power adapter and then push the
ignored a low battery alarm until the batteries Suspend/Resume button. (See Low Battery
are all at the dead battery state and your machine State on page 25.)
has gone into Dead Battery Suspend mode.