Problem
The battery seems to
discharge too quickly.
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Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume button
does not work.
The system powers up, and
displays power on informa-
tion, but fails to load the
operating system.
An error message is displayed
on the screen during the
notebook (boot) sequence.
Your notebook appears to
change setup parameters
when you start it.
Possible Cause
The brightness is turned all the
way up.
Battery was exposed to high
temperatures.
The battery is too hot or too
cold.
Suspend/Resume button is dis-
abled.
There may be application soft-
ware conflict
Boot sequence settings of the
setup utility are not compatible
with your configuration.
Internal hard drive was not
detected.
You have a secured system
requiring a password to load
your operating system.
Power On Self Test (POST) has
detected a problem.
The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery
has failed.
BIOS setup changes were not
saved before you exited the util-
ity.
Possible Solutions
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness the more power
your display uses.
Replace the battery.
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging icon on the Sta-
tus Indicator panel will flash when battery is outside of operating range.
Select the "Choose what the power button does" option.
Close all applications and try the button again.
Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the Fujitsu logo is on
screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source settings
See "BIOS Setup Utility" on page 37.
from the Boot menu.
Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu, located within the Main
menu, to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Secu-
rity settings and modify them as accordingly.
See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the meaning and sever-
ity of the problem. Not all messages are errors; some are simply status indicators.
See "Power On Self Test Messages" on page 68.
Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part
but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.
Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility.
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See "BIOS Setup Utility" on page 37.