Startup Problems
If the notebook doesn’t respond when you turn it on
•Don’t use the touch pad while the notebook is starting up or resuming from standby or hibernation.
•Connect the AC adapter.
•Reset the notebook by using a pin or straightened paper clip to press the
•If the notebook still doesn’t respond, remove the battery and AC adapter, and remove any PC card. Then reset the notebook using the
If the notebook won’t boot from battery power
•Make sure the battery is properly inserted and fully charged. Check the battery’s charge by clicking the power icon in the taskbar, or using Power Options in Control Panel.
•If available, try another battery.
If the notebook won’t boot from the floppy disk drive
•Make sure the floppy disk is bootable.
•Make sure the floppy disk drive is selected as the boot
Standby and Resume Problems
If the notebook takes a long time to resume after being on standby
•The notebook can take a minute or longer to resume if a network card is installed. A blinking cursor appears on the display while the system is loading and checking hardware and network connections. As soon as the hardware is reinitialized, the Windows desktop appears.
If you have general problems resuming from standby or hibernation
•Close all applications before going on standby or into hibernation.
•If the problems appeared after you installed new software (including drivers, such as printer drivers), uninstall the software. Contact the software application or device vendor for additional support.
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