Fujitsu Laptop manual Indicators. See Power On Self Test Messages on, Video Problems

L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s – S e c t i o n F i v e

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 LifeBook		Not all messages are errors; some are simply status
(boot) sequence.		indicators. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on
		page 61.
Your system display won’t	The system may be password-	Check the status indicator panel to verify that the
turn on when the system is	protected.	Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your
turned on or when the		password.
system has resumed.
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
	utility returning it to
	previous settings.
	The BIOS CMOS back-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	Something is pushing on the	Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-5 on
blank when you turn on	Closed Cover switch.	page 8 for location)
your LifeBook.
	The LifeBook 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
		combination of 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 angle of the display	Move the display and the brightness control until
	and the brightness settings	you have adequate visibility.
	are not adequate 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 Suspend/
	intervals and you failed to	Resume button. (The display may be shut off by
	notice the display come on	Standy mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)
	and go off again.
The LifeBook turned	Power On Self Test (POST)	Contact your support representative.
on with a series of beeps	has detected a failure which
and your built-in display	does not allow the display
is blank.	to operate.
Your system display won’t	The system may be password-	Check the status indicator panel to verify that the
turn on when the system is	protected.	Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your
turned on or when the		password.
system has resumed.

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