
L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s – S e c t i o n 5
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Your LifeBook 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 BIOS setup |
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| utility returning it to |
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| previous settings. |
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| The BIOS CMOS | Contact your support representative for repairs. | |
| battery has failed. | This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal | |
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| life of 3 to 5 years. | |
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Video Problems |
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The | Something is pushing on the | Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See Figure | |
blank when you turn on | Closed Cover switch. | page 10 for location) | |
your LifeBook. |
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The LifeBook is set for an | Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key | ||
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| external monitor only. | allows you to change your selection of where to | |
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| send your display video. Each time you press the | |
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| combination of keys you will step to the next | |
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| choice. The choices, in order are: | |
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| only, external monitor only, both | |
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| and external monitor. | |
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| The angle of the display | Move the display and the brightness control until | |
| and the brightness settings | you have adequate visibility. | |
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| lighting conditions. |
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| The power management time- | Press any button or key on the keyboard, or move | |
| outs may be set for very short | the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the | |
| intervals and you failed to | Power and Suspend/Resume button. (The display | |
| notice the display come on | may be shut off by Standy mode, Auto Suspend or | |
| and go off again. | Video Timeout.) | |
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The LifeBook turned | Power On Self Test (POST) | Contact your support representative. | |
on with a series of beeps | has detected a failure which |
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and your | does not allow the display |
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is blank. | to operate. |
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The display goes blank by | The LifeBook has gone into | Press any button or key on the keyboard, or move the | |
itself after you have been | Video timeout, Standby mode, | mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the | |
using it. | Suspend mode or | Power and Suspend/Resume button. Check your | |
| mode because you have not | power management settings, or close your applica- | |
| used it for a period of time. | tions and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup | |
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| utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit | |
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| your operation needs. (See BIOS Setup Utility on | |
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| page 39 for more information) | |
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| Something is pushing on the | Check the Closed Cover switch. (See Figure | |
| Closed Cover switch. | page 10 for location) | |
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| The power management time- | Press any button or key on the keyboard, or move the | |
| outs may be set for very short | mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the | |
| intervals and you failed to | Power and Suspend/Resume button. (The display | |
| notice the display come on | may be shut off by Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or | |
| and go off again. | Video Timeout.) | |
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