Hard Drive Problems

Problem	Possible Cause	Possible Solutions


LifeBook notebook fails to	Wrong drive designator	Verify that the drive designator used by the application is the same
recognize DVD/CD-	was used for the disc in	as used by the operating system. When the OS is booted from a
RW/CD-ROM’s.	the application.	DVD/CD, drive designators are automatically adjusted.

(continued)	DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM	Wipe the disc with a non-abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert.
	is dirty or defective.	It if still will not work try another disc in the drive.

LifeBook notebook fails to	DVD player software is	Install DVD player software.
auto-play DVD movie.	not installed.

	Country designator	Select the DVD player software from the programs list and right-
	could not be set cor-	click on the window. Select Properties and verify that the region
	rectly.	selected is “USA, Canada.”

The drive access indicator	The Windows AutPlay	This is normal. However, you may disable this feature by going to
on the Status Indicator	function is active and is	Control Panel > AutoPlay.
Panel blinks at regular inter-	checking to see if a disc
vals with no disc in the tray	is ready to run.
or the drive is not installed.

You cannot access your hard drive.

The wrong drive desig-	Verify drive designator used by application is in use by the operat-
nator was used when a	ing system. When the operating system is booted from a CD, drive
bootable disc was used	designations are automatically adjusted.
to start the notebook.

Security is set so your	Verify your password and security settings.
OS cannot be started
without a password.

Keyboard or Mouse Problems

The built-in keyboard does not seem to work.

The notebook has gone into Standby mode.

Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

NumLock key is set.

Press the NumLock key to reset it.