Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display does not close.

A foreign object (such as

Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.

 

a paper clip) is stuck

 

 

between the display and

 

 

keyboard.

 

 

 

 

The display has bright or

If the spots are very tiny

This is normal; do nothing.

dark spots.

and few in number, this

 

 

is normal for a large

 

 

LCD display.

 

 

 

 

 

If the spots are numer-

Display is faulty; contact your support representative.

 

ous or large enough to

 

 

interfere with your oper-

 

 

ation needs.

 

 

 

 

The Display is dark when on

Power Management util-

Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-click on the bat-

battery power.

ity default is set on low

tery gauge and adjust Power Control under battery settings.

 

brightness to conserve

 

 

power.

 

 

 

 

You have connected an

Your external monitor is

Reinstall your device. See “External Video Port” on page 94.

external monitor and it does

not properly installed.

 

not display any information.

 

 

Your operating system is

Check your device and operating system documentation and acti-

 

 

not set up with the

vate the proper driver.

 

correct device driver.

 

 

 

 

You have connected an

Your external monitor is

See your monitor documentation and the External Monitor Support

external monitor and it does

not compatible with your

portions of the Specifications section. See “Specifications” on

not come on.

LifeBook notebook.

page 129.

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Problems

Error message is displayed on the screen during the operation of an application.

Application software often has its own set of error message displays.

See your application manual and help displays screens for more information. Not all messages are errors some may simply be sta- tus.

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