Troubleshooting and

Troubleshooting and

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FAQs

Motion Computing Tablet PCs are thoroughly tested for performance and quality, but occasionally problems can still occur. If you do not find the information you are looking for in this section, go to Motion Computing Support.

Troubleshooting

Use the information in this section to identify and resolve common issues. If an issue has more than one potential cause, the most common cause is listed first.

Power problems

The tablet does not shut down

An application might have stopped responding. Use Task Manager to manually stop the application. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete or press the Security button and select Start Task

Manager. You can also press and hold the power button FAQs for five seconds to force the tablet to shut down. However, this is strongly discouraged.

The tablet will not enter Hibernation mode

Hibernation might not be enabled. Enable hibernation by adjusting the power button behavior from Motion Dashboard. See “Changing how the power button functions” on page 49.

The tablet does not return from Hibernation while on battery power

The battery might be depleted. Plug the tablet in to AC power.

The power button is blinking but nothing is happening

The tablet is in sleep mode. Press the power button to wake up the tablet. To power off

the tablet completely, you can press and hold the power button Troubleshooting about 5 seconds. However, this is strongly discouraged. Under normal conditions, power off the tablet from the Start menu by tapping Shut down.

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