Message:Theharddiskpasswordprompt
Solution:Aharddiskpasswordisset.TypethepasswordandpressEntertousethecomputer(referto
Harddiskpasswords).
Ifyoustillseethesameerrormessage,havethecomputerserviced.
Message:Hibernationerror
Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangedbetweenthetimeyourcomputerenteredhibernationmodeand
thetimeitleftthismode,andyourcomputercannotresumenormaloperation.
•Restorethesystemcongurationtowhatitwasbeforeyourcomputerenteredhibernationmode.
•Ifthememorysizehasbeenchanged,re-createthehibernationle.
Message:Fanerror
Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.
Errorswithoutmessages
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimer
1.S tartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpowerplans.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,nothingappearsonthescreenandthemachinedoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholding
thepowerswitchfor4secondsormore.Turnitonandlist enagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Turnthepowerswitchonagainforconrmation.)
Ifapower-onpasswordisset:
–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreenis
low,increaseitbypressingtheFn+F9.
–TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter(refertoPower -onpassword).
Iftheseitemsareproperlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,onlyawhitecursorappearsonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivebyusingapartition
software,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmayhavebeendestroyed.
1.T urnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdriveorsolidstate
drivebyusingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
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