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Fax transmissions do not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32 Message reports excessive line current . . . . . . . . . . 2–32 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33 Notebook cannot connect to the network . . . . . . . . 2–33 Connection occurs, but network seems inactive . . . 2–33 Some network resources are not available . . . . . . . 2–34 Network connection is slow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34

No computers found in Network Neighborhood or Network Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34

PC Card problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35 PC Card alerts are not audible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35 PC Card does not work and alerts are not

audible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35 Notebook does not recognize a PC Card . . . . . . . . . 2–36 Network PC Card stops communicating . . . . . . . . . 2–36 PC Card modem is not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–36 Television problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–37S-Video jack has 7 pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–37 Television is blank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–37 Temperature Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–38 Notebook feels abnormally hot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–38 Battery pack is warm after charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–38 USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–39 USB device does not work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–39 USB device does not work during startup . . . . . . . . 2–39 Wireless LAN (WLAN) Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . 2–40 Notebook cannot connect to wireless network . . . . 2–40 Notebook cannot access network resources . . . . . . 2–41 Connection breaks after 3 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–41

Notebook cannot connect to Internet when

WEP is enabled on the access point . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–42 Rate indication in the Connection Status fluctuates 2–42 Throughput and connection range vary . . . . . . . . . . 2–43 Notebook cannot detect a Bluetooth device . . . . . . 2–43

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