Starting Up (continued)
When the administrator | Set the password again in the following procedure. |
password is forgotten | Windows XP |
If you have created a password reset disk, a message is displayed when you fail to correctly enter the password. Follow the message’ s instructions and set the password again by using the password reset disk.
If you have not created a password reset disk, after reinstalling, setup Windows and then set the password again.
When the previous item is | Press F9 in the Setup Utility. This will restore the Setup Utility’s settings to their |
not the cause | default values (except the password settings). |
| Try removing all peripheral devices. |
| Check a disk error using the following procedure. |
1Display [Local Disk (C:) Properties].
Windows XP
Select [Local Disk(C:)] with the right button in [start] - [My Computer], and select [Properties] .
2Select [Tools] - [Check Now].
3Select [Start] after selecting required items in [Check disk options].
At startup, hold down F8 when [Panasonic] boot screen disappears, and release your finger when the Windows Advanced Option Menu is displayed. Start the computer in Safe Mode, and confirm the details of the error.
Display
No displayafter powering on | When there is no display to an external display , |
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turned off, but after a cer- | To resume operation of your computer from the condition the power of the display is off | |||||||||||
tain period of time, there is | (for energy conservation purposes), press any key unrelated to the direct triggering of a | |||||||||||
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W hen the battery pack is | Press | Fn + | F2 and adjust the brightness. Note, however, that when the brightness is | |||||||||
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