Panasonic CF-F8 Troubleshooting Basic/Error Code/Message, „ Shutting Down, „ Password, Display

Troubleshooting (Basic)/Error Code/Message

Troubleshooting Useful Information Getting Started

Appendix

„Starting Up and Standby and Hibernation Mode

Cannot resume.	z One of the following operations may have been carried out.
	•	In standby mode, the AC adaptor or battery pack was disconnected, or a peripheral
	•	was connected or disconnected.
		The power switch was slid for four seconds or longer to forcibly turn off the computer.
	Slide the power switch to turn on the computer. Data not saved will be lost.
Other startup problems.	z Check to see if there was a disk error.

ARemove all peripheral devices including an external display.

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

CClick [Tools] - [Check Now].

• A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.

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

zStart the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. (Î page 25 “Windows does not start up”.)

„ Shutting Down

Windows does not shut	z	Remove all peripheral devices.
down.	z	Wait one or two minutes. It is not a malfunction.

„Password

Even after entering the pass-		If	lights up, press		to disable the ten-key mode, and then input.
	z			NumLk
word, a message appears
	z	If	lights up, press Caps Lock to disable the Caps Lock mode, and then input.
requesting to type it again.

„	Display
When the screen becomes		z When you set [Intel video driver power saving function (Intel(R) Display Power Saving Tech-
black for a moment.		nology)] of Power Saving Utility to [Enabled], if you do the following operations, the screen
		becomes black for a moment, but this is not a malfunction. You can use it.
		• Adjust the brightness of the screen with Fn + F1 / Fn + F2.
		• Remove and insert the AC adaptor.
		While you are using motion video playback software, benchmark software for graphic, if
		error screen is displayed or application software does not function normally, set [Intel video
		driver power saving function (Intel(R) Display Power Saving Technology)] to [Disable].
No display.		z The external display is selected. Press			+				to switch the display. Wait until the dis-
			Fn				F3
		play has been switched completely before pressing Fn +								F3	again.
		z 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.
		z The computer entered standby or hibernation by the power-saving function. To resume,
		slide the power switch.
		z The screen may become darker. Press		Fn		+		F2	to make the screen brighter.
The screen is disordered.		z Changing the number of display colors and resolution may affect the screen. Restart the computer.
		z The refresh rate of the internal LCD may be 40 hertz. Change the refresh rate of the internal LCD.
		A Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Other Control Panel Options] - [Intel(R) GMA Driver
		for Mobile].
		B Click [Display Settings].
		C If [Refresh Rate] of the Notebook is [40 Hertz], change to [60 Hertz] and click [OK].
The external display does		z If the external display does not support the power saving function, it may not work nor-
not work normally.		mally when the computer enters the power saving mode. Turn off the external display.
„	Battery
The battery indicator is		z The battery level is very low (the charge is approx. 9% or less).
lights red.		z Connect the AC adaptor. You can use the computer when the indicator light is orange. If
		you do not have an AC adaptor, save your data and power off your computer. After
		replacing the battery pack with a fully charged one, turn your computer on again.

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