Fujitsu Laptop manual Indicators. See Power On Self Test Messages on, Video Problems

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Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

An error message is

Power On Self Test (POST) has

See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to

displayed on the screen

detected a problem.

determine the meaning and severity of the problem.

during the LifeBook

 

Not all messages are errors; some are simply status

(boot) sequence.

 

indicators. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on

 

 

page 61.

 

 

 

Your system display won’t

The system may be password-

Check the status indicator panel to verify that the

turn on when the system is

protected.

Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your

turned on or when the

 

password.

system has resumed.

 

 

 

 

 

Your LifeBook appears to

BIOS setup changes were not

Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when

change setup parameters

saved when you made them

exiting the BIOS setup utility.

when you start it.

and exited the BIOS setup

 

 

utility returning it to

 

 

previous settings.

 

 

 

 

 

The BIOS CMOS back-up

Contact your support representative for repairs.

 

battery has failed.

This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal

 

 

life of 3 to 5 years.

 

 

 

Video Problems

 

 

 

 

 

The built-in display is

Something is pushing on the

Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-5 on

blank when you turn on

Closed Cover switch.

page 8 for location)

your LifeBook.

 

 

The LifeBook is set for an

Pressing [F10] while holding down the [FN] key

 

 

external monitor only.

allows you to change your selection of where to

 

 

send your display video. Each time you press the

 

 

combination of keys you will step to the next

 

 

choice. The choices, in order are: built-in display

 

 

only, external monitor only, both built-in display

 

 

and external monitor.

 

 

 

 

The angle of the display

Move the display and the brightness control until

 

and the brightness settings

you have adequate visibility.

 

are not adequate for your

 

 

lighting conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

The power management time-

Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse

 

outs may be set for very short

to restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/

 

intervals and you failed to

Resume button. (The display may be shut off by

 

notice the display come on

Standy mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)

 

and go off again.

 

 

 

 

The LifeBook turned

Power On Self Test (POST)

Contact your support representative.

on with a series of beeps

has detected a failure which

 

and your built-in display

does not allow the display

 

is blank.

to operate.

 

 

 

 

Your system display won’t

The system may be password-

Check the status indicator panel to verify that the

turn on when the system is

protected.

Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your

turned on or when the

 

password.

system has resumed.

 

 

 

 

 

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