Fujitsu 990TX2 manual See pages, Symptom, Possible Cause, Internal hard drive was not detected

S e c t i o n F i v e

Symptom

An error message is displayed on the screen during the notebook turn on (boot) sequence.

Your notebook appears to change setup parameters when you start it.

Possible Cause

2.You have a secured system requiring a password to load your operating system.

3.Internal hard drive was not detected.

1.Power On Self Test (POST) has detected a problem.

1.BIOS setup changes were not saved when you made them and exited the BIOS setup utility thus returning to previous settings.

2.The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery has failed.

Possible Solution

2.Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Security settings and modify them as appro- priate. (See Security Menu on pages 90–92.)

3.Use the BIOS setup utility Main menu, Primary Master submenu to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.

(See pages 63–65.)

1.See the Power On Self Test (POST) Messages (pages 166–168)to determine the meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages are errors; some are simply status indicators.

1.Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility.

2.Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.

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