T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Possible Cause

 

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The system powers up,

You have a secured system

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup

 

 

and displays power on

requiring a password to load

utility and verify the Security settings and modify them as

 

 

information, but fails

your operating system.

accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more

 

 

to load the operating

 

information)

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

Internal hard drive was not

Use the BIOS setup utility to try to auto detect the internal

 

 

 

 

 

(continued)

detected.

hard drive. If this does not work, contact Fujitsu Service and

 

 

 

 

Support at 1-800-8FUJITSU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An error message is

Power On Self Test (POST)

See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine

 

 

displayed on-screen

has detected a problem.

the meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages

 

 

during the notebook

 

are errors; some are simply status indicators. (See Power On

 

 

(boot) sequence.

 

Self Test Messages on page 77 for more information)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your notebook

BIOS setup changes were not

Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting

 

 

appears to change

saved when you made them

the BIOS setup utility.

 

 

setup parameters

and exited the BIOS setup

 

 

 

 

when you start it.

utility returning it to

 

 

 

 

 

previous settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The BIOS CMOS battery has

Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not

 

 

 

failed.

a user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The built-in display is

The notebook is set for an

Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key allows you

 

 

blank when you turn

external monitor only.

to change your selection of where to send your display

 

 

on your LifeBook

 

video. Each time you press the combination of keys you

 

 

notebook.

 

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 display angle and bright-

Move the display and the brightness control until you have

 

 

 

ness settings are not adequate

adequate visibility.

 

 

 

for your lighting conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power management timeouts

Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse to

 

 

 

may be set for short intervals

restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The notebook is set for S-

While holding down the [Fn] key, click on the [F11] key to

 

 

 

Video display only.

toggle the S-Video display off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The notebook turned

Power On Self Test (POST)

Contact your support representative.

 

 

on with a series of

has detected a failure which

 

 

 

 

beeps and your built-

does not allow the display to

 

 

 

 

in display is blank.

operate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display goes blank

The notebook has gone into

Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to

 

 

by itself after you have

Video timeout, or Standby or

restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume

 

 

been using it.

Hibernation modes because

button. Check your power management settings to adjust

 

 

 

you have not used it for a

the timeout values to better suit your operation needs. (See

 

 

 

period of time.

BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power management

Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to

 

 

 

timeouts may be set for very

restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume

 

 

 

short intervals and you failed

button. (The display may be shut off by Standby Mode,

 

 

 

to notice the display come on

Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)

 

 

 

and go off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu P7230 manual Self Test Messages on page 77 for more information, Video Problems

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