Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook S2210 User Manual

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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.

(continued)

The power savings features may
be disabled.

Check the power management and/or setup utility
settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust
according to your operating needs.

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 notebook to normal operating tempera-
ture. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator
panel will flash when the battery is outside its
operating range.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume
button does not work.

The 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 27 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 as accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility
on page 27 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.

An error message is
displayed on the screen
during the notebook
(boot) sequence.

Power On Self Test (POST) has
detected a problem.

See the Power On Self Test (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 62 for more information)

Your notebook appears to
change setup parameters
when you start it.

BIOS setup changes were not
saved when you made them
and exited the BIOS setup
utility returning it to previous
settings.

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.

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

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