Fujitsu C1410 manual An error message is, Your notebook appears to Bios setup changes were not

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			T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Problem	Possible Cause		Possible Solutions
An error message is	Power On Self Test (POST) has	See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to
displayed on the screen	detected a problem.	determine the meaning and severity of the problem.
during the notebook		Not all messages are errors; some are simply status
(boot) sequence.		indicators. (See Power On Self Test Messages on
		page 57 for more information)
Your notebook appears to	BIOS setup changes were not	Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when
change setup parameters	saved when you made them	exiting the BIOS setup utility.
when you start it.	and exited the setup utility
	returning it to earlier settings.
	The BIOS CMOS hold-up	Contact your support representative for repairs.
	battery has failed.	This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal
		life of 3 to 5 years.
Video Problems
The built-in display is blank	Something is pushing on the	Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-3 on
when you turn on your	Closed Cover switch.	page 6 for location)
LifeBook notebook.
	The notebook is set for an	Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key
	external monitor only.	allows you to change your selection of where to send
		your display video. Each time you press the keys you
		will step to the next choice. The choices, in order
		are: built-in display only, external monitor only,
		both built-in display and external monitor.
	The display angle and bright-	Move the display and the brightness control until
	ness settings are not adequate	you have adequate visibility.
	for your lighting conditions.
	The power management time-	Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse
	outs may be set for very short	to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/
	intervals and you failed to	Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut
	notice the display come on	off by Standby mode, Auto Suspend or Video
	and go off again.	Timeout)
The notebook turned on	Power On Self Test (POST) has	Contact your support representative.
with a series of beeps and	detected a failure that does not
your display is blank.	allow the display to operate.
The display goes blank by	The notebook has gone into	Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse
itself after you have been	Video timeout, Standby mode,	to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/
using it.	Suspend mode or Save-to-Disk	Suspend/Resume button. Check your power manage-
	mode because you have not	ment settings, or close your applications and go to the
	used it for a period of time.	Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust the
		timeout values to better suit your operation needs.
		(See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more informa-
		tion)
	The power management time-	Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse
	outs may be set for very short	to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/
	intervals and you failed to	Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut
	notice the display come on	off by Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or Video
	and go off again.	Timeout)
The display does not close.	A foreign object, such as a	Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
	paper clip, is stuck between the
	display and the keyboard.
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