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- Troubleshooting Your LifeBook
Your LifeBook notebook will
not work on battery alone.
(continued)
No batteries are
installed.
Install a charged battery.
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 24.
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
You are running an
application that uses a
lot of power due to fre-
quent hard drive access
or optical drive access,
or use of a modem,
LAN PC card, Wireless
LAN, or Bluetooth
device.
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 very
old.
Replace the batteries.
The batteries have been
exposed to high temper-
atures.
Replace the batteries.
The batteries are too
hot or too cold.
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging
icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is out-
side of operating range.
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