Power Management-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error | Action in Sequence |
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Battery fuel gauge in Windows doesn’t go higher | Remove battery pack and let it cool for 2 hours. |
than 90%. | Refresh battery (continue use battery until power off, then charge |
| battery). |
| Battery pack |
| System board |
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System hangs intermittently. | Reconnect hard |
| Hard disk connection board |
| System board |
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Peripheral-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error | Action in Sequence |
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System configuration does not match the | Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute “Load Default Settings”, then |
installed devices. | reboot system. |
| Reconnect hard |
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External display does not work correctly. | Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching |
| System board |
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USB does not work correctly | System board |
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Print problems. | Ensure the “Parallel Port” in the “Onboard Devices Configuration” of |
| BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. |
| Onboard Devices Configuration |
| Run printer |
| Printer driver |
| Printer cable |
| Printer |
| System Board |
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Serial or parallel port device problems. | Ensure the “Serial Port” in the Devices Configuration” of BIOS Setup |
| Utility is set to Enabled. |
| Device driver |
| Device cable |
| Device |
| System board |
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Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error | Action in Sequence |
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Keyboard (one or more keys) does not work. | Reconnect the keyboard cable. |
| Keyboard |
| System board |
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Touchpad does not work. | Reconnect touchpad cable. |
| Touchpad board |
| System board |
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Modem-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error | Action in Sequence |
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Internal modem does not work correctly. | Modem phone port |
| modem combo board |
| System board |
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NOTE: If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains, see “Undetermined Problems” on page 88.
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