Panasonic CF-73 Series Dealing with Problems Summary, Entering Password, Display, NumLk, Ctrl

Dealing with Problems (Summary)

Starting Up (continued)

When the previous item is not the cause

Press F9 in the Setup Utility ( “Setup Utility”). This will restore the Setup

Utility’s settings to their default values (except the password settings). Try removing all peripheral devices.

Check a disk error using the following procedure.

1Select [start] - [My Computer], right-click [Local Disk(C:)], and then select [Proper ties].

2Select [Tools] - [Check Now].

3Select [Start] after selecting required items in [Check disk options].

At startup, hold down F8 when [Panasonic] boot screen disappears*1, and release your finger when the Windows Advanced Options Menu is displayed. Start the computer in Safe Mode, and confirm the details of the error.

*1 When [Password on boot] is set to [Enable], [Enter Password] appears after the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears. Hold down F8 soon after inputting the password and pressing Enter .

Entering Password

On the [Enter Password] screen, a beep sounds and the password cannot be input

Even after inputting the password, [Type your pass- word] is displayed again

The computer may be in ten-key mode.		NumLk
If the NumLK indicator	lights, press		to disable the ten-key mode, and then
input.
The computer may be in ten-key mode.		NumLk
If the NumLK indicator	lights, press		to disable the ten-key mode, and then
input.
The computer may be in Caps Lock mode.
If the Caps Lock indicator	lights, press Caps Lock to disable the Caps Lock mode,
and then input.

Troubleshooting

Display

No display after powering on	When there is no display to an external display,
	• Check your cable connection to the external display.
	• Confirm your display is powered on.
	• Check the settings for your external display.
	The display destination may be set to the external display.
	Try changing the display destination by pressing Fn +			F3 .
	If you want to switch the display destination repeatedly by pressing Fn + F3 , make
	sure that the display destination has switched completely each time before pressing
	Fn	+ F3	again.
	Press	Fn +	F2 and adjust the LCD brightness.
The power has not been	Has the computer been set to the power-saving mode?
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
no display	selection, like		Ctrl .
	To save power, your computer may have automatically entered the standby mode (power
	indicator blinks green) or hibernation mode (power indicator turns off). In such cases,
	press the power switch.
When the battery pack is	Press	Fn +	F2 and adjust the LCD brightness. Note, however, that when the LCD
used, the screen is darker	brightness is increased, the battery running time will become shorter.
than when the AC adaptor	The LCD brightness can be set to separate levels for when the AC adaptor is connected
is connected	and when it is disconnected.
The LCD brightness changes	Intel(R) Display Power Saving Technology (			“Computing on the Road”) is
a number of times when the	active and automatically changes the LCD brightness.
AC adaptor is disconnected
Image colors are not repro-	We recommend removing the check mark from [Intel(R) Display Power Saving Technol-
duced as expected when dis-	ogy]. (		“Computing on the Road”)
playing photographs or
other images

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