Westinghouse 190/5300 Laptop User Manual


 
Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Power - 8
Low-power warning
appears
1 Attach power adapter and recharge battery.
2 Disconnect peripherals. If warning disappears when
peripherals are disconnected, verify that peripherals are
low-power.
3 Reduce use of floppy or hard drive, sound, backlight, or
other power-consuming devices, or reconnect power adapter.
4 Try known-good, charged battery.
5 Try known-good power adapter. (See Power Information in
Basics chapter.)
6 Inspect power adapter port: Verify that connector pin is not
bent and that connector is not loose. If these situations exist,
replace main logic board.
7 Replace power supply board (5300 Series only).
8 Replace logic board.