Panasonic CF-51 Troubleshooting (Basic)

Troubleshooting (Basic)

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[Enter Password] does not

appear when resuming from

standby/hibernation.

zTo display [Enter Password] at resuming, set the Windows password. The password

you have set in the Setup Utility is not requested at resuming.

AClick [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts] and select the account, and set

the password.

BClick [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options]

- [Advanced] and add a check mark for [Prompt for password when computer

resumes from standby].

Other startup problems. zPress

in the Setup Utility (Îpage 20 “To start the Setup Utility”) to return the

Setup Utility settings (excluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the

Setup Utility and make the settings again.

zRemove all peripheral devices.

zCheck to see if there was a disk error.

AClick [start] - [My Computer] and right-click [Local Disk(C:)], and click [Proper-

ties].

BClick [Tools] - [Check Now].

CSelect the option in [Check disk options] and click [Start].

zStart the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. When the [Panasonic]

boot screen disappears*1 at startup, press and hold

until the Windows Advanced

Options Menu is displayed.

*1 When [Password on boot] is set to [Enable] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Util-

ity, [Enter Password] appears after the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears. As

soon as you enter the password and press

Enter

, press and hold

Display

No display. zThe external display is selected. Press

to switch the display. Wait until the

display has been switched completely before pressing

again.

zWhen using an external display,

• Check the cable connection.

• Turn on the display.

• Check the settings of external display.

zThe display is turned off by the power-saving function. To resume, do not press the

direct selection keys, but press any other key like

Ctrl

zThe computer entered standby or hibernation by the power-saving function. To

resume, press the power button.

The screen is dark. zThe screen is darker when the AC adapter is not connected. Press

and

adjust the brightness. As you increase the brightness, battery consumption

increases.

You can separately set the brightness for when the AC adaptor is connected and

when not connected.

The screen is disordered.

<Only for model with Intel®

945GM chipset>

zChanging the number of display colors and resolution may affect the screen. Restart

the computer.

zWhen using Simultaneous display, set the same display colors for the external dis-

play as those for the LCD.

zWhen using Simultaneous display, do not press

zEnable or disable Simultaneous display, and soon restart the computer.

During Simultaneous dis-

play, one of the screens

becomes disordered.

<Only for model with Intel®

945GM chipset>

zWhen using the Extended Desktop, use the same display colors for the external dis-

play as those used by the LCD.

zIf you continue to experience problems, try changing the display by clicking [start] -

[Control Panel] - [Other Control Panel Options] - [Intel(R) GMA Driver for Mobile] -

[Display Devices].

zWhen the [Command Prompt] is set to “Full Screen” by pressing

Alt

Enter

, the

picture is displayed on one of the screens only. When the window display is restored

by pressing

Alt

Enter

, the picture is displayed on both screens.

zSimultaneous display cannot be used until Windows startup is complete (during

Setup Utility, etc.).

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