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- Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK
The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.
(continued)
The batteries are too hot
or too cold.
Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging
icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is outside
of operating range.
Shutdown and Startup Problems
The Suspend/Resume but-
ton does not work.
There may be applica-
tion software. conflict
Close all applications and try the button again.
Suspend/Resume
button is disabled.
Enable the button by going to the Control Panel -> Power Options
and clicking on “Choose what the power button does”.
The system powers up, and
displays power on informa-
tion, but fails to load the
operating system.
You have a secured sys-
tem requiring a pass-
word to load your OS.
Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and
verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly.
“BIOS Setup Utility” on page 50.
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.
An error message is dis-
played on the screen during
the 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 sta-
tus indicators.
See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 101.
Your notebook appears to
change setup parameters
when you start it.
BIOS setup changes
were not saved when
you exited setup utility.
Make sure you select
Save Changes And Exit
when exiting the
BIOS setup utility.
The BIOS CMOS hold-
up battery has failed.
Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user
serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.
Your system display won’t
turn on when the system is
turned on or has resumed.
You have installed the
LIFEBOOK/Security
Application panel.
Check the Status Indicator Panel for presence of the Security icon.
If it is visible, enter your password See “Status Indicator Panel” on
page 22.
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