General Operation Problems

Symptom

Recommended Action

Power indicator lamp flashes red

Purchase a new battery pack and replace

immediately after charging.

the current one. Battery packs tend to lose

 

their ability to charge after long use.

 

 

FIVA beeps during operation.

Connect the AC adaptor and charge the

 

battery. Beeping indicates low battery power.

 

 

FIVA suddenly hangs up.

If you suspect that the problem is due to

 

low battery power, connect the AC adaptor

 

and charge the battery.

 

If you suspect that the problem is being

 

caused by the application you are using,

 

press the RESET switch and restart

 

Windows 98.

 

 

System runs too slow (1).

Try turning power off and then back on

 

again.

 

Memory may be low, which means you

 

have to increase it by installing a

 

separately available DIMM board.

 

 

System runs too slow (2).

If Power Management is causing the system

 

to go into the Economy Mode, try changing

 

the Normal Mode or turning Power

 

Management off. See page 81.

 

 

System runs too slow (3).

Turn power off and wait a while. Normal

 

operation should return after FIVA has a

 

chance to cool off.

 

 

Displayed date and time are wrong.

Use the Control Panel to set the correct

 

date and time.

 

If the date and time seem to require

 

frequent setting, it may mean that the clock

 

battery is low. Contact your original dealer

 

or authorized distributor about having the

 

clock battery replaced.

 

 

The screen temporarily goes white

This is normal and does not indicate any

when FIVA is starting up or when the

malfunction or problem.

display mode is changed.

 

 

 

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