Problems and Solutions
PC Card Problems (Continued)
Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
Notebook beeps twice when a storage PC Card is inserted, but the PC Card does not work.
The storage PC Card is not formatted.
Verify or change the drive letter assignment. For instructions, refer to your operating system documentation.
To format a PC Card, refer to the documentation included with the card.
Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems
Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
Cursor will not respond or jumps to a different location while you are typing.
TouchPad needs to be | Wipe the TouchPad with |
cleaned. | a damp cloth and wipe |
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TouchPad sensitivity | Refer to the Hardware |
settings may need | Guide on this CD to set |
adjustment. | preferences for the |
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| Pointing stick cursor | Routine cursor drift. | Stop using the pointing |
| continues to move or is |
| stick for a few seconds, |
| difficult to control. |
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| Typing keys results in | The embedded numeric | Toggle Fn+num lk to |
| numbers instead of | keypad is enabled. | disable the embedded |
| letters. |
| numeric keypad. |
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| Embedded numeric | The embedded numeric | Toggle Fn+num lk to |
| keypad doesn’t work. | keypad is not enabled. | enable the embedded |
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| Hotkeys do not work on | Hotkeys commands are | Refer to the keyboard |
| an external keyboard. | implemented differently | information in the |
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| on an external | Hardware Guide on |
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| keyboard. | this CD for details. |
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