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The system powers up, and | Internal hard drive was | Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master | ||
displays power on informa- | not detected. | submenu, located within the Main menu, to try to | ||
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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. | ||
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Your notebook 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 |
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| utility returning it to |
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| The BIOS CMOS | Contact your support representative for repairs. | ||
| 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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The | Something is pushing on the | Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure | ||
blank when you turn on | Closed Cover switch. | page 10 for location) | ||
your 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 | ||
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| choice. The choices, in order are: | |
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| only, external monitor only, both | |
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| and external monitor. | |
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| The angle of the display | Move the display and the brightness control until | ||
| and the brightness settings | you have adequate visibility. | ||
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| 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. |
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The notebook turned | Power On Self Test (POST) | Contact your support representative. | ||
on with a series of beeps | has detected a failure which |
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and your | does not allow the display |
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is blank. | to operate. |
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