Toshiba satellite 1200 User Manual
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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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If the battery has completely discharged, it will not begin
charging immediately. Leave the AC adapter and power cable
connected, wait 20 minutes and see if the battery is charging.
charging immediately. Leave the AC adapter and power cable
connected, wait 20 minutes and see if the battery is charging.
If the battery light is glowing after 20 minutes, let the
computer continue charging the battery for at least another 20
minutes before you turn on the computer.
computer continue charging the battery for at least another 20
minutes before you turn on the computer.
If the battery light does not glow after 20 minutes, the battery
may have reached the end of its useful life. Try replacing it.
may have reached the end of its useful life. Try replacing it.
The battery appears not to power the computer for as
long as it usually does.
long as it usually does.
If you frequently recharge a partially charged battery, it may
not charge fully. Let the battery discharge completely, then
try charging it again.
not charge fully. Let the battery discharge completely, then
try charging it again.
Check the power options using the Toshiba Power
Management Utility. Have you added a device, such as a PC
Card or memory module, that takes its power from the
battery? Is your software using the hard disk more? Is the
display power set to turn off automatically? Was the battery
fully charged to begin with? All these conditions affect how
long the charge lasts.
Management Utility. Have you added a device, such as a PC
Card or memory module, that takes its power from the
battery? Is your software using the hard disk more? Is the
display power set to turn off automatically? Was the battery
fully charged to begin with? All these conditions affect how
long the charge lasts.
For more information on maximizing battery power, see
.
Keyboard problems
If, when you type, strange things happen or nothing happens,
the problem may be related to the keyboard itself.
the problem may be related to the keyboard itself.
The keyboard produces unexpected characters.
A keypad overlay may be on. If the numeric keypad or cursor
control light is on, press Fn and F10 simultaneously to turn
off the cursor control light or press Fn and F11
simultaneously to turn off the numeric keypad light.
control light is on, press Fn and F10 simultaneously to turn
off the cursor control light or press Fn and F11
simultaneously to turn off the numeric keypad light.
If the problem occurs when both the keypad overlays are off,
make sure the software you are using is not remapping the
keyboard. Refer to the software’s documentation and check
make sure the software you are using is not remapping the
keyboard. Refer to the software’s documentation and check