falcon3.book Page 55 Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:44 AM
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| Problem | Possible Cause |
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| Your notebook appears to | BIOS setup changes were not | Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when |
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| change setup parameters | saved when you made them | exiting the BIOS setup utility. |
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| when you start it. | and exited the setup utility |
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| returning it to earlier settings. |
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| The BIOS CMOS | Contact your support representative for repairs. |
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| battery has failed. | This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal |
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| life of 3 to 5 years. |
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| Video Problems |
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| The | Something is pushing on the | Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure |
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| when you turn on your | Closed Cover switch. | page 6 for location) |
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| LifeBook notebook. |
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| The notebook is set for an | Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key |
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| external monitor only. | allows you to change your selection of where to send |
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| your display video. Each time you press the keys you |
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| will step to the next choice. The choices, in order, |
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| panel and external monitor or external monitor |
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| only. |
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| The display angle and bright- | Move the display and the brightness control until |
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| ness settings are not adequate | you have adequate visibility. |
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| for your lighting conditions. |
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| The power management time- | Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse |
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| outs may be set for very short | to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/ |
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| intervals and you failed to | Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut |
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| notice the display come on | off by Sleep mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
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| and go off again. |
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| The notebook turned on | Power On Self Test (POST) has | Contact your support representative. |
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| with a series of beeps and | detected a failure that does not |
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| your display is blank. | allow the display to operate. |
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| The display goes blank by | The notebook has gone into | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse |
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| itself after you have been | Video timeout, Sleep mode, or | to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/ |
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| using it. | Hibernate mode because you | Suspend/Resume button. Check your power manage- |
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| have not used it for a period of | ment settings, or close your applications and go to the |
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| time. | Power Options control panel. |
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| The power management time- | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse |
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| outs may be set for very short | to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/ |
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| intervals and you failed to | Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut |
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| notice the display come on | off by Sleep Mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
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| and go off again. |
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| The display does not close. | A foreign object, such as a | Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard. |
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| paper clip, is stuck between the |
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| display and the keyboard. |
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| The display has bright or | If the spots are very tiny and | This is normal; do nothing. |
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| dark spots. | few in number, this is normal |
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| for a large LCD display. |
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| If the spots are numerous or | Display is faulty; contact your support representative. |
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| large enough to interfere with |
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| your operation needs. |
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