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Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook A6210 User Manual

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95 - Troubleshooting

The batteries seem to

discharge too quickly.
(continued)

You are running an
application that uses a
lot of power due to fre-
quent hard drive access
or optical drive access,
or use of a modem,
LAN PC card, Wireless
LAN, or Bluetooth
device.

Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery
and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all

possible.

The batteries are old.

Replace the batteries.

The batteries have been
exposed to high temper-
atures.

Replace the batteries.

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 out-
side of operating range.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume

button does not work.

Suspend/Resume

button is disabled.

In the Control Panel under Power Options, select the “Choose
what the power button does” option and make your choices.

There may be applica-
tion software. conflict

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 set-
tings 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 51.

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 as accordingly. See
“BIOS Setup Utility” on page 51.

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions