The battery indicator appears, The battery discharges too quickly – Fujitsu Siemens Computers C Series User Manual
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The battery indicator appears
The battery is dead
If the battery display
appears, the battery is not charged.
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Charge the battery.
If this does not succeed, you must change the battery for a new one. When you dispose of used
batteries, please observe the safety instructions in the "EasyGuide" manual
The battery discharges too quickly
The battery is either too hot or too cold. In this case the battery indicator flashes.
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Bring the notebook up / down to a normal temperature again.
If the operating time of the battery mode is extremely short, the battery is probably old and should
be replaced.
You may have an application running that consumes a great deal of power due to frequent
accessing of the hard disk or CD-ROM drive.
Ê
Use the power adapter as frequently as possible.
The maximum brightness may have been set for the screen.
Ê
Set the screen somewhat darker with the key
[Fn]
and the key
[F6]
to reduce the power
consumption.
The power-management features have been deactivated.
Ê
Check the settings in the
BIOS Setup
(in the
Power
menu), and adjust the parameters.
The Suspend/Resume button does not respond properly
The system may be processing.
Ê
Wait until the system has completed processing.
You have not pressed the Suspend/Resume button long enough to switch off the notebook.
Ê
Press the Suspend/Resume button until you hear an acoustic signal.
The Standby function has been deactivated in the BIOS Setup.
Ê
Restart the notebook (ON/OFF switch or warm start) to call the
BIOS Setup
.
Ê
When the text
appears, press the
[F2]
key immediately.
Ê
Activate the
Standby
function in the
Power
menu.