User's Manual Part 3

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Chapter 17: Troubleshooting

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The battery seems to run down very quickly

■ Peripheral devices and programs that make heavy use of the hard drive

drain the battery more quickly. Use AC power whenever possible, and

readjust the

Power Properties to Max Battery when AC power is unavailable.

For more information, see “Changing the power scheme” on page 179.

■ The battery is weakening or defective. All batteries run down in time, but

if a new battery appears to be defective, contact Gateway about replacing it.

The convertible tablet PC will not turn on

■ The Power switch has not been fully engaged. Slide and hold the Power

switch for at least a half-second, but no more than three seconds.

■ The battery is fully discharged but AC power is not connected. Connect

the AC adapter to power the convertible tablet PC and charge the battery.

The convertible tablet PC turns on and the hard drive status indicator

flashes, but nothing appears on the display

■ Display brightness is set too low. For more information, see “Adjusting

brightness” on page 192.

The convertible tablet PC will not enter Hibernate mode

■ Hibernate mode is not activated. For more information, see “Activating and

using Hibernate mode” on page 182.

The convertible tablet PC will not come out of Standby or Hibernate

mode when running on battery power.

■ The battery fully discharged and AC power is not connected. Connect the

AC power adapter to power the convertible tablet PC and charge the

battery.

The display goes black while the convertible tablet PC is still turned

■ Convertible tablet PC has gone into Standby after sitting idle (power status