Fujitsu P1610 manual Problem, Possible Cause, Possible Solutions, See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page

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Problem	Possible Cause	Possible Solutions
The system powers up, and	The boot sequence settings of	Set the operating source by pressing the [F2] key while
displays power-on	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.
	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.
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.
		See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 58.
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 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
	returning it to previous settings.
	The BIOS CMOS back-up	Contact your support representative for repairs. This is
	battery has failed.	not a user-serviceable part.
Video Problems
The built-in display is blank	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
	conditions.
	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
		order are: built-in display only, external monitor only,
		both built-in display and external monitor.
	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.
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
built-in display is blank.	allow the display to operate.
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		word.
system has resumed.
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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