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The | 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 |
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| time you press the keys you will step to the next choice. The |
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| choices, in order are: |
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| 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 |
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| notice the display come |
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The notebook turned on | POST has detected a | Contact your support representative. |
with a series of beeps and | failure which does not |
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the | allow the display to oper- |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| on and go off again. |
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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 | blinking. If it is blinking, enter your password. | |
on or when it has resumed. |
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