B Series.book Page 61 Friday, May 19, 2006 3:00 PM
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| Problem | Possible Cause |
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| The display goes blank by | The notebook has gone into |
| Press any button on the keyboard, or move the |
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| itself after you have been | Video Timeout, Standby |
| mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the |
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| using it. | Mode, or Hibernate Mode |
| Suspend/Resume button. Check your power |
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| because you have not used it |
| management settings, or close your applications and |
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| for a period of time. |
| go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to |
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| adjust the timeout values to better suit your opera- |
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| tion needs. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 31. |
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| The power management time- |
| Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse |
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| outs may be set for very short |
| to restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/ |
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| intervals and you didn’t notice |
| Resume button. (The display may be shut off by |
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| the display come on and off. |
| Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
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| The display does not close. | A foreign object, such as a |
| Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard. |
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| paper clip, is stuck between the |
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| display and the keyboard. |
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| The display has bright or | If the spots are very tiny and |
| This is normal; do nothing. |
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| dark spots. | few in number, this is normal |
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| for a large LCD display. |
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| If the spots are numerous or |
| Display is faulty; contact your support |
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| large enough to interfere with |
| representative. |
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| your operation needs. |
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| The application display | You are running an application |
| Display compression gives a clearer but smaller |
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| uses only a portion of your | that does not support 800 x |
| display for applications that do not support 800 x |
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| screen and is surrounded | 600/1024 x 768 pixel resolution |
| 600/1024 x 768 pixel resolution. You can fill the |
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| by a dark frame. | display and display compres- |
| screen but have less resolution by changing your |
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| sion is enabled. |
| display compression setting, (See the Video Features |
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| submenu, located within the Advanced menu of the |
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| BIOS. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 31. |
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| The display is dark when on | The BatteryAid default is set |
| Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double- |
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| battery power. | on low brightness to conserve |
| click on BatteryAid battery gauge and adjust Power |
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| power. |
| Control under battery settings. |
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| You have connected an | Your BIOS setup is not set to |
| Toggle the video destination by pressing [Fn]+[F10] |
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| external monitor and it | enable your external monitor. |
| together, or check your BIOS setup and enable your |
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| does not display any |
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| external monitor. (See the Video Features submenu, |
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| information. |
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| located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS. See |
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| “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 31. |
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| Your external monitor is not |
| Reinstall your device. See “External Video Port” on |
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| properly installed. |
| page 51. |
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| Your operating system soft- |
| Check your device and operating system |
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| ware is not set up with the |
| documentation and activate the proper driver. |
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| correct driver for that device. |
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| You have connected an | Your external monitor is |
| See your monitor documentation and the External |
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| external monitor and it | not compatible with your |
| Monitor Support portions of the Specifications |
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| does not come on. | notebook. |
| section. See “Specifications” on page 75. |
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| Miscellaneous Problems |
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| An error message is | Application software often |
| See your application manual and help displays |
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| displayed on the screen | has its own set of error |
| screens for more information. Not all messages are |
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| during the operation of | message displays. |
| errors some may simply be status. |
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| an application. |
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