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Video Problems |
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The | The notebook is set for an exter- | Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key allows you to change your selec- |
when you turn on your LIFE- | nal monitor only. | tion of where to send your display video. Each time you press the keys you will step |
BOOK notebook. |
| to the next choice. The choices, in order are: |
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| The display angle and bright- | Move the display and the brightness control until you have adequate visibility. |
| ness settings are not adequate‘ | Pressing either the [F6] or [F7] keys while holding down the [Fn] key also allows |
| for your environment. | you to change the brightness level of the display. |
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| Power management timeouts | Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push |
| may be set for short intervals | the Power/Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut off by Standby mode, |
| and you didn’t see the display | Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
| come on and go off. |
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The notebook turned on with | Power On Self Test detected a | Contact your support representative. |
a series of beeps and the | failure that does not allow the |
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display to operate. |
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The display goes blank by | The notebook has gone into | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that |
itself after you have been | Video timeout, Standby, or | fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. Check your power management set- |
using it. | tings, or close your applications and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup | |
| have not used it for a period of | utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs. See “BIOS |
| time. | Setup Utility” on page 36. |
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| Power management timeouts | Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that |
| may be set for short intervals | fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut off by |
| and you didn’t notice the display | Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
| come on and go off. |
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Your display won’t turn on | The system may be password- | Check the status indicator panel to verify that the Security icon is blinking. If it is |
when the system is turned on | protected. | blinking, enter your password. |
or when it has resumed. |
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The display does not close. | A small object such as a paper | Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard. |
| clip is stuck between the display |
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| and keyboard. |
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