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| LifeBook notebook fails to | Wrong drive designator was |
| Verify the drive designator used by the application is | |
| recognize | used for the disc in the applica- | the same as the one used by the operating system. | ||
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| The optical drive access | The Windows auto insertion |
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| Indicator Panel blinks at | checking to see if a disc is ready |
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Note: Be sure to power down your LifeBook notebook before adding a printer to the Port Replicator parallel port.
LifeBook notebook does | Port Replicator AC adapter is | Provide power to the Port Replicator. | |
not turn on when installed | not plugged in. |
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in the optional Port |
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Notebook is not properly | Remove and | ||
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seated in the Port Replicator. |
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You cannot access your | You tried to write to a write | Eject the floppy disk and set it to write enable. | |
optional external floppy | protected floppy disk. |
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disk. |
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Floppy disk is not loaded | Eject floppy disk, check orientation and | ||
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| The floppy disk drive may not | Remove and | |
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| Security is set to protect access | Verify your password and security settings. | |
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You cannot access your | The wrong drive designator | Verify drive designator used by application is in | |
hard drive. | was used by an application | use by the operating system. When the operating | |
| when a bootable | system is booted from a CD, drive designations | |
| used to start the notebook. | are automatically adjusted. | |
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| Security is set so your oper- | Verify your password and security settings. | |
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The | The notebook has gone into | Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. | |
not seem to work. | Standby mode. |
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| Your application has locked | Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart | |
| out your keyboard. | your system. | |
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You have installed an | Your external device is not | ||
external keyboard or | properly installed. | for more information) | |
mouse, and it does not |
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