FUJITSU LIFEBOOK B142 - Manual (Page 80)

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Your notebook won’t work on battery alone. 1. The installed batteries are dead. 1. When the batteries are dead there will be a
beep when the power switch is turned on and
the notebook will immediately go into Dead
Battery Suspend mode. (See page 31.)
Replace the battery with a charged one
or install a Power adapter.
2. No battery is installed. 2. Install a charged battery.
3. The batteries are improperly installed. 3. Verify that the batteries are properly -
connected by re-installing them.
4. Your installed batteries are faulty. 4. Verify the condition of the batteries using
the Status Indicator panel, (Figure 3-1 on
page 20.), and replace or remove any that
are shorted.
The batteries seem to discharge too quickly. 1. You are running an application which uses a 1. Use both the internal battery and secondary
great deal of power because of frequent hard battery and/or use a Power adapter for this
drive access or CD-ROM access, use of a application when at all possible.
modem PC Card or of a LAN PC Card.
2. The power savings features may be disabled. 2. Check the Windows 98 SE Power
Management settings (See page 40.), and
adjust according to your operating needs.
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