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Frequently-asked questions

The following is a list of possible situations that may arise during the use of your computer. Easy answers and solutions are provided for each one.

I pressed the power button and opened the display, but the computer does not start or boot-up.

Look at the Power indicator:

If it is not lit, no power is being applied to the computer. Check the following:

If you are running on battery power, it may be low and unable to power the computer. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack.

Make sure that the AC adapter is plugged in properly to the computer and to the power outlet.

If it is lit, check the following:

Is a non-bootable (non-system) diskette in the external USB floppy drive? Remove or replace it with a system diskette and press Ctrl-Alt-Delto restart the system.

Nothing appears on the screen.

The computer’s power management system automatically blanks the screen to save power. Press any key to turn the display back on.

If pressing a key does not turn the display back on, two things might be the cause:

The brightness level might be too low. Press Fn- (increase) to adjust the brightness level.

The display device might be set to an external monitor. Press the display toggle hot key Fn-F5to toggle the display back to the computer.

If the Sleep indicator is lit, the computer is in Sleep mode. Press and release the power button to resume.

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The computer display has a native resolution of 1024 x 768 (XGA) for the 12.1”. If you set the resolution lower than this, the screen expands

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