Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting (Basic\
Starting Up
Cannot resume. | z | An error may occur when the computer automatically enters the standby or hibernation | |||||||||||||||
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| mode while the screensaver is active. In this case, turn off the screensaver or change | |||||||||||||||
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| the pattern of the screensaver. | |||||||||||||||
Other startup problems. |
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| in the Setup Utility ( page 24 “To start the Setup Utility”) to return the Setup | |||||||||||||
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| Utility settings (excluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the Setup Utility | |||||||||||||||
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| and make the settings again. | |||||||||||||||
| z Remove all peripheral devices. | ||||||||||||||||
| z Check to see if there was a disk error. | ||||||||||||||||
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| A Click [start] - [My Computer] and | |||||||||||||||
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| B Click [Tools] - [Check Now]. | |||||||||||||||
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| C Select the option in [Check disk options] and click [Start]. | |||||||||||||||
| z Start the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. When the [Panasonic] boot | ||||||||||||||||
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| screen disappears*1 at startup, press and hold F8 until the Windows Advanced Options | |||||||||||||||
| *1 | Menu is displayed. |
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| When [Password on boot] is set to [Enable] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Utility, | ||||||||||||||||
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| [Enter Password] appears after the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears. As soon as you | |||||||||||||||
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| enter the password and press Enter, press and hold F8. | |||||||||||||||
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Entering Password |
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On the [Enter Password] |
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screen, a beep sounds and |
| If the NumLk indicator | lights, press | NumLk | to disable the | ||||||||||||
the password cannot be |
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Even after entering the pass- |
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word, [Type your password] |
| If the NumLk indicator | lights, press | NumLk | to disable the | ||||||||||||
is displayed again. |
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| The computer may be in Caps Lock mode. | |||||||||||||||
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| If the Caps Lock indicator | lights, press | Caps Lock | to disable the Caps Lock | ||||||||||||
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| mode, and then input. |
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Shutting down |
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Windows does not shut |
| Remove the USB device and the ExpressCard. | |||||||||||||||
down. |
| Wait one or two minutes. It is not a malfunction. | |||||||||||||||
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No display. |
| The external display is selected. Press | Fn | + | F3 | to switch the display. Wait until the | |||||||||||
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| display has been switched completely before pressing Fn + F3 again. | |||||||||||||||
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| Check the cable connection. | |||||||||||||||
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| Turn on the display. |
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| Check the settings of external display. | |||||||||||||||
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| direct selection keys, but press any other key like Ctrl. | |||||||||||||||
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| The computer entered standby or hibernation by the | |||||||||||||||
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| slide the power switch. |
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| The screen may not be displayed even after the computer resumed from standby or hi- | |||||||||||||||
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| bernation. In this case, press Fn+ F7 to enter standby and resume the computer again. | |||||||||||||||
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The screen is dark. |
| The screen is darker when the AC adapter is not connected. Press |
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| Fn | F2 | |||||||||||||||
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| the brightness. As you increase the brightness, battery consumption increases. | |||||||||||||||
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The LCD brightness chang- |
| Intel(R) Display Power Saving Technology is active and automatically changes the LCD | |||||||||||||||
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the AC adaptor is discon- |
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nected. |
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