Problem
The battery seems to
discharge too quickly.
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Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume but-
ton does not work.
The system powers up, and
displays power on informa-
tion, but fails to load the
operating system.
An error message is dis-
played on the screen during
the notebook (boot)
sequence.
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
The battery is very old.
Replace the battery.
Battery was exposed to
Replace the battery.
high temperatures.
The battery is too hot or
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging
too cold.
icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is out-
'
side of operating range.
Suspend/Resume
Select the "Choose what the power button does" option.
button is disabled.
There may be applica-
Close all applications and try the button again.
tion software. conflict
The boot sequence set-
Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the
tings of the setup utility
Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup
are not compatible with
utility and adjust the source settings from the Boot menu. See
your configuration.
"BIOS Setup Utility" on page 38.
Internal hard drive was
Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu, located
not detected.
within the Main menu, to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.
You have a secured
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and
system requiring a
verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly. See
password to load your
"BIOS Setup Utility" on page 38.
operating system.
Power On Self Test
See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the
(POST) has detected a
meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages are errors;
problem.
some are simply status indicators. See "Power On Self Test Mes-
sages" on page 79.
The BIOS CMOS hold-
Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user
up battery has failed.
serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.
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