System information
•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage27
•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage27
•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage28
Checkingtheacadapter
Youareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacadapterisused.
•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe
dockingstationortheportreplicator.
•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacadapterforcorrectcontinuity
andinstallation.
•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage27
.
Tochecktheacadapter,dothefollowing:
1.Unplugtheacadaptercablefromthecomputer.
2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacadaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:
Pin
Voltage(Vdc)
1+20
20
3
Ground
1
2
3
(20V)
Note:Outputvoltageofpinno.2oftheacadaptermaydifferentfromtheoneyouareservicing.
3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacadapter.
4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:
•Replacethesystemboard.
•Iftheproblempersists,goto“FRUtests”onpage25.
Note:Noisefromtheacadapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.
Checkingoperationalcharging
Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery
packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.
Performoperationalcharging.Ifthebatterystatusindicatororicondoesnotturnon,removethebattery
packandletitreturntoroomtemperature.Reinstallthebatterypack.Ifthechargeindicatororiconstilldoes
notturnon,replacethebatterypack.
Ifthechargeindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Thenreinstallthebatterypack.Ifitis
stillnotcharged,gotothenextsection.
Checkingthebatterypack
BatterychargingdoesnotstartuntilthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeshowsthatlessthan96%ofthe
totalpowerremains;underthisconditionthebatterypackcanchargeto100%ofitscapacity.Thisprotects
thebatterypackfrombeingoverchargedorfromhavingashortenedlife.
Tocheckyourbattery,moveyourcursortothePowerManagerBatteryGaugeiconintheicontrayofthe
Windowstaskbarandwaitforamoment(butdonotclick),andthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining
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