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System powers up and dis- | You have a secured | Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and |
plays power on information | system requiring a | verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly. See |
but fails to load the operat- | password to load your | “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 52. |
ing system. (continued) | operating system. |
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An error message is dis- | Power On Self Test | See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the |
played on the screen during | (POST) has detected a | meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages are errors; |
the notebook (boot) | problem. | some are simply status indicators. See “Power On Self Test Mes- |
sequence. |
| sages” on page 92. |
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Your notebook appears to | BIOS setup changes | Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the |
change setup parameters | were not saved when | BIOS setup utility. |
when you start it. | made and you exited |
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Your system display won’t | You have installed the | Check the Status Indicator Panel for presence of the Security icon. |
turn on when the system is | LifeBook/Security Appli- | If it is visible, enter your password See “Status Indicator Panel” on |
turned on or has resumed. | cation panel. | page 21. |
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Video Problems |
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The | The notebook is set for | Press [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key to change where to |
when you turn on your Life- | an external monitor | send your display video. When you press the keys you will step to |
Book notebook. | only. | the next choice. The choices, in order are: |
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| external monitor only, both |
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| The display angle and | Move the display and the brightness control until you have ade- |
| brightness settings are | quate visibility. Pressing either the [F6] or [F7] keys while holding |
| not adequate for your | down the [Fn] key also allows you to change the brightness level |
| lighting conditions. | of the display. |
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| The power manage- | Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation. |
| ment timeouts may be | If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume button. (The display may |
| set for very short inter- | be shut off by Sleep mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) |
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| on and go off again. |
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