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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
The brightness is turned all
the way up.
Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher
the brightness the more power your display uses.
The batteries are very old.
Replace the batteries.
The batteries have been
exposed to high temperatures.
Replace the batteries.
The batteries are too hot
or too cold.
Restore the LifeBook notebook to normal operating
temperature. The Charging icon on the Status Indi-
cator panel will flash when the battery is outside its
operating range.
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Power and Suspend/
Resume button does not
work.
The Power and Suspend/
Resume button is disabled
from the Advanced submenu
of the Power menu of the setup
utility.
Enable the button from the setup utility.
You did not hold the button
in long enough.
Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few
seconds if your application is preventing the CPU
from checking for button pushes.
There may be a conflict with
the application software.
Close all applications and try the button again.
The system powers up, and
displays power on informa-
tion, but fails to load the
operating system.
The boot sequence settings
of the setup utility are not
compatible with your
configuration.
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 from the Boot menu. (See BIOS Setup
Utility on page 35 for more information)
You have a secured system
requiring a password to load
your operating system.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the
setup utility and verify the Security settings and
modify them accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility on
page 35 for more information)
Internal hard drive was
not detected.
Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master
submenu, located within the Main menu, to try to
auto detect the internal hard drive.
Your system display won’t
turn on when the system is
turned on or when the
system has resumed.
The system may be password-
protected.
Check the status indicator panel to verify that the
Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your
password.
An error message is
displayed on the screen
during the notebook
(boot) sequence.
Power On Self Test (POST) has
detected a problem.
See the POST messages to determine the meaning
and severity of the problem. Not all messages are
errors; some are simply status indicators. (See Power
On Self Test Messages on page 68 for more informa-
tion)
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
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Summary of Contents for LIFEBOOK E Series
Page 8: ...L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s ...
Page 9: ...1 1 Preface ...
Page 10: ...2 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 1 ...
Page 12: ...L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 1 4 ...
Page 13: ...5 2 Getting to Know Your LifeBook Notebook ...
Page 14: ...6 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 2 ...
Page 38: ...30 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 2 ...
Page 39: ...31 3 Getting Started ...
Page 40: ...32 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 3 ...
Page 49: ...41 4 User Installable Features ...
Page 50: ...42 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 4 ...
Page 65: ...57 5 Troubleshooting ...
Page 66: ...58 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s S e c t i o n 5 ...
Page 79: ...71 6 Care and Maintenance ...
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Page 85: ...77 7 Specifications ...
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Page 93: ...85 8 Glossary ...
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Page 101: ...93 Index ...
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