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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
If the main battery light does not glow after 20 minutes, the main
battery may have reached the end of its useful life. Try replacing it.
The main battery appears not to power the computer for as
long as it usually does.
If you frequently recharge a partially charged main battery, it may
not charge fully. Let the main battery discharge completely, then
try charging it again.
Check the power options using the Windows 98 Second Edition
Power Management utility. Have you added a device, such as a PC
Card or memory module, that takes its power from the main
battery? Is your software using the hard disk more? Is the display
power set to turn off automatically? Was the main battery fully
charged to begin with? All these conditions affect how long the
charge lasts.
For more information on maximizing main battery power, see
Maximizing battery life on page 92.
Keyboard problems
When you type, if strange things happen or nothing happens, the
problem may be related to the keyboard itself.
The keyboard produces unexpected characters.
A keypad overlay may be on. If the numeric keypad or cursor
control light is on, press
Fn and F10 simultaneously to turn off the
cursor control light or press
Fn and F11 simultaneously to turn off
the numeric keypad light.
If the problem occurs when both the keypad overlays are off, make
sure the software you are using is not remapping the keyboard.
Refer to the software’s documentation and check that the program
does not assign different meanings to any of the keys.