L i f e B o o k S 2 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k

TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE

Problem

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Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 55 DVD/CD-ROM Drive Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . page 55 Floppy Disk Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 56 Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 56 Keyboard or Mouse Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 56 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57 Modem Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57

Problem

Page

USB Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57 PC Card Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57 Power Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57 Shutdown and Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . page 59 Video Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 60 Miscellaneous Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 61

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Startup and Shutdown Problems

 

 

 

 

Windows Vista Users:

This is normal.

After initialization, a “Set Up Windows” dialog box

The first time you initialize

 

will appear. Follow the instructions that appear.

your Windows Vista

 

 

 

system, the screen is blank

 

Important: During the setup procedure, do not

for approximately two

 

disconnect the power supply, press any buttons, or

minutes.

 

use any peripheral devices such as a mouse,

 

 

keyboard, or remote control.

 

 

 

The Suspend/Resume

The Suspend/Resume button is

Enable the button from the setup utility.

button does not work.

disabled from the Advanced

 

 

submenu of the Power menu of

 

 

the setup utility.

 

 

 

 

 

You did not hold the button in

Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few

 

long enough.

seconds if your application is preventing the CPU

 

 

from checking for button pushes.

 

 

 

 

There may be a conflict with

Close all applications and try the button again.

 

the application software.

 

 

 

 

The system powers up, and

The boot sequence settings of

Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key

displays power on informa-

the setup utility are not

while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2]

tion, but fails to load the

compatible with your

key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source

operating system.

configuration.

settings from the Boot menu. (See BIOS Setup

 

 

Utility on page 27 for more information)

 

 

 

 

You have a secured system

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the

 

requiring a password to load

setup utility and verify the Security settings and

 

your operating system.

modify them as accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility

 

 

on page 27 for more information)

 

 

 

 

Internal hard drive was not

Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master

 

detected.

submenu, located within the Main menu, to try to

 

 

auto detect the internal hard drive.

 

 

 

An error message is

Power On Self Test (POST) has

See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to

displayed on the screen

detected a problem.

determine the meaning and severity of the problem.

during the notebook

 

Not all messages are errors; some are simply status

(boot) sequence.

 

indicators. (See Power On Self Test Messages on

 

 

page 62 for more information)

 

 

 

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Fujitsu Siemens Computers S2210 manual Troubleshooting Table, Startup and Shutdown Problems

S2210 specifications

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