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Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

The application display

You are running an application

Display compression gives a clearer but smaller

uses only a portion of your

that does not support 1024 x

display for applications that do not support 1024 x

screen and is surrounded

768 pixel resolution display

768 pixel resolution. You can fill the screen but have

by a dark frame.

and display compression is

less resolution by changing your display compres-

 

enabled.

sion setting, (See the Video Features submenu,

 

 

located within the Advanced menu of the BIOS. (See

 

 

BIOS Setup Utility on page 25 for more information)

 

 

 

The Display is dark when

The Power Management utility

Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-

on battery power.

default is set on low brightness

click on the battery gauge and adjust Power Control

 

to conserve power.

under battery settings.

 

 

 

You have connected an

Your BIOS setup is not set to

Toggle the video destination by pressing [Fn]+ [F10]

external monitor and it

enable your external monitor.

together, or check your BIOS setup and enable your

does not display any

 

external monitor. (See the Video Features submenu,

information.

 

located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS. (See

 

 

BIOS Setup Utility on page 25 for more information)

 

 

 

 

Your external monitor is not

Reinstall your device. (See External Video Port on

 

properly installed.

page 43 for more information)

 

 

 

 

Your operating system soft-

Check your device and operating system

 

ware is not setup with the

documentation and activate the proper driver.

 

correct software driver for

 

 

that device.

 

 

 

 

You have connected an

Your external monitor is not

See your monitor documentation and the

external monitor and it

compatible with your LifeBook

External Monitor Support portions of the

does not come on.

notebook.

Specifications section. (See Specifications on page 69

 

 

for more information)

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Problems

 

 

 

 

 

An error message is

Application software often has

See your application manual and help displays

displayed on the screen

its own set of error message

screens for more information. Not all messages are

during the operation of

displays.

errors some may simply be status.

an application.

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu Siemens Computers A3110 manual for more information, Miscellaneous Problems