Panasonic CF-30 appendix Troubleshooting Basic, Entering Password, Shutting down, Display

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting (Basic)

Starting Up

[Enter Password] does not

The password you have set in the Setup Utility is not requested at resuming. To use the

appear when resuming from

password security at resuming, set the Windows password.

standby/hibernation.

A Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts] and select the account, and set the

password.

B Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options] -

[Advanced] and add a check mark for [Prompt for password when computer resumes

from standby].

Cannot resume.

An error may occur when the computer automatically enters the standby or hibernation

mode while the screensaver is active. In this case, turn off the screensaver or change

the pattern of the screensaver.

Other startup problems.

Press

in the Setup Utility ( page 24 “To start the Setup Utility”) to return the Setup

F9

Utility settings (excluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the Setup Utility

and make the settings again.

Remove all peripheral devices.

Check to see if there was a disk error.

A Click [start] - [My Computer] and right-click [Local Disk(C:)], and click [Properties].

B Click [Tools] - [Check Now].

C Select the option in [Check disk options] and click [Start].

Start the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. When the [Panasonic] boot

screen disappears*1 at startup, press and hold F8 until the Windows Advanced Options

*1

Menu is displayed.

When [Password on boot] is set to [Enable] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility,

[Enter Password] appears after the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears. As soon as you

enter the password and press Enter, press and hold F8.

Entering Password

On the [Enter Password]

The computer may be in ten-key mode.

screen, a beep sounds and

If the NumLk indicator

lights, press

NumLk

to disable the ten-key mode, and then

the password cannot be

input.

entered.

Even after entering the pass-

The computer may be in ten-key mode.

word, [Type your password]

If the NumLk indicator

lights, press

NumLk

to disable the ten-key mode, and then

is displayed again.

input.

The computer may be in Caps Lock mode.

If the Caps Lock indicator

lights, press

Caps Lock

to disable the Caps Lock

mode, and then input.

Shutting down

Windows does not shut

Remove the USB device and the ExpressCard.

down.

Wait one or two minutes. It is not a malfunction.

Display

No display.

The external display is selected. Press

Fn

+

F3

to switch the display. Wait until the

display has been switched completely before pressing Fn + F3 again.

When using an external display,

Check the cable connection.

Turn on the display.

Check the settings of external display.

The display is turned off by the power-saving function. To resume, do not press the

direct selection keys, but press any other key like Ctrl.

The computer entered standby or hibernation by the power-saving function. To resume,

slide the power switch.

The screen is dark.

The screen is darker when the AC adapter is not connected. Press

+

and adjust

Fn

F2

the brightness. As you increase the brightness, battery consumption increases.

You can separately set the brightness for when the AC adaptor is connected and when

not connected.

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