
P Series.book Page 56 Monday, October 9, 2006 10:58 AM
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The system powers up, and | The boot sequence settings of | Set the operating source by pressing the [F2] key while |
displays | the setup utility are not compat- | the Fujitsu logo is on screen, entering the setup utility |
information, but fails to load | ible with your configuration. | and adjusting the source settings from the Boot menu. |
the operating system. |
| See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 32. |
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| You have a secured system | Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup |
| requiring a password to load | utility and verify the Security settings and modify them |
| your operating system. | as accordingly. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 32. |
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An error message is displayed | Power On Self Test (POST) | See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to deter- |
on the screen during the boot | has detected a problem. | mine the meaning and severity of the problem. Not all |
sequence. |
| messages are errors; some are simply status indicators. |
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| See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 58. |
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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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Your notebook appears to | BIOS setup changes were not | Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when |
change setup parameters | saved when you made them and | exiting the BIOS setup utility. |
when you start it. | exited the BIOS setup utility |
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| returning it to previous settings. |
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| The BIOS CMOS | Contact your support representative for repairs. This is |
| battery has failed. | not a |
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Video Problems |
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The | The angle of the display and the | Move the display and the brightness control until you |
when you turn on your note- | brightness settings are not | have adequate visibility. |
book. | adequate for your lighting |
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| The optional Port Replicator is | Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key allows |
| attached, an external monitor is | you to change your selection of where to send your |
| plugged in, and the system is set | display video. Each time you press the combination of |
| for an external monitor only. | keys you will step to the next choice. The choices, in |
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| The power management | Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse to |
| timeouts may be set for very | restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/ |
| short intervals and you failed to | Resume button. (The display may be shut off by |
| notice the display come on and | Standby mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
| go off again. |
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The notebook turned on with | Power On Self Test (POST) has | Contact your support representative. |
a series of beeps and your | detected a failure which does not |
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allow the display to operate. |
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Your system display won’t | The system may be password- | Check the status indicator panel to verify that the Secu- |
turn on when the system is | protected. | rity icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your pass- |
turned on or when the |
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system has resumed. |
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The display goes blank by | Power management timeouts | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to |
itself after you have been | may be set for very short inter- | restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume |
using it. | vals and you failed to notice the | button. (The display may be shut off by Standby Mode, |
| display come on and go off. | Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
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