Chapter 5. Troubleshooting
Other problems
The computer does not | • To turn off your computer, press and hold the power |
respond. | button for 4 seconds or more. If the computer still does |
| not respond, remove the AC adapter and the battery. |
| • Your computer might lock when it enters sleep mode |
| during a communication operation. Disable the |
| sleep timer when you are working on the network. |
The computer does not start from the desired device.
•See the Boot menu of BIOS Setup Utility. Make sure that Boot priority order in BIOS Setup Utility is set so that the computer starts from the device you want.
•Also make sure that the device from which the computer starts is enabled. In the Boot menu in BIOS Setup Utility, make sure that the device is included in the Boot priority order list.
The connected external | • Do not connect or disconnect any external device |
device does not work. | cables other than Plug and Play (PnP) device while |
| the computer power is on; otherwise, you might |
| damage your computer. |
| • When using a high power consumption external |
| devices such as an external USB optical disk drive, |
| use external device power adapter. Otherwise, the |
| device may not be recognized, or system shut down |
| may result. |
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