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- Troubleshooting Your Mini-notebook
Your notebook turns off all
by itself.
(continued)
You are operating on battery
power and ignored a low bat-
tery alarm until the battery
was at the dead battery state
and the system has entered
Dead Battery Suspend mode.
Install a power adapter, then push the Power/Sus-
pend/Resume button.
See “Power Sources” on page 41.
You have a battery failure.
Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator
panel. If the battery is shorted, replace or remove it.
See
“Status Indicator Panel” on page 26.
Your power adapter has failed
or lost its power source.
Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has
power.
Your notebook will not
work on battery alone.
The installed battery is dead.
Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power
adapter.
No battery is installed.
Install a charged battery.
The battery is improperly
installed.
Verify that the battery is properly connected by re-installing it.
Your installed battery is faulty.
Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator
panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted.
See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 26.
The battery seems to
discharge too quickly.
The power savings features
may be disabled.
Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust accord-
ing to your operating needs.
You are running an applica-
tion that uses a lot of power
due to frequent hard drive
access or optical drive
access, or use of a Wireless
LAN or other device.
Use a power adapter for this application when at all possible.
The battery is very old.
Replace the battery.
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