Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

The built-in display is blank

The notebook is set for

Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key allows you to

when you turn on your Life-

an external monitor only.

change your selection of where to send your display video. Each

Book notebook.

 

time you press the keys you will step to the next choice. The

(continued)

 

choices, in order are: built-in display only, external monitor only,

 

 

both built-in display and external monitor.

 

 

 

 

The power manage-

Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation. If

 

ment timeouts may be

that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. (The display

 

set for very short inter-

may be shut off by Sleep mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)

 

vals and you failed to

 

 

notice the display come

 

 

on and go off again.

 

 

 

 

The notebook turned on

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Contact your support representative.

with a series of beeps and

failure which does not

 

the built-in display is blank.

allow the display to oper-

 

 

ate.

 

 

 

 

The display goes blank by

The notebook has gone

Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore

itself after you have been

into Video timeout,

operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

using it.

Sleep mode, or Hiber-

Check your power management settings in the Power Options con-

 

nate mode because you

trol panel.

 

have not used it for a

 

 

period of time.

 

 

 

 

 

The power manage-

Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore

 

ment timeouts may be

operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

 

set for very short inter-

(The display may be shut off by Sleep Mode, Auto Suspend or

 

vals and you failed to

Video Timeout)

 

notice the display come

 

 

on and go off again.

 

 

 

 

Your display won’t turn on

The system may be

Check the status indicator panel to verify that the Security icon is

when the system is turned

password-protected.

blinking. If it is blinking, enter your password.

on or when it has resumed.

 

 

 

 

 

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