Panasonic CF-T4 ‹Problems with Passwords and Messages, ‹Problems with Display

Dealing with Problems (Summary)

Troubleshooting

‹Problems with Passwords and Messages

Even after entering the password,	z The computer may be in “ten-key” mode.
[Type your password] is displayed	If	lights up, press the			key to disable the ten-key mode, and then
			NumLk
again	input.
	z The computer may be in Caps Lock mode.
	If	lights up, press the				key to disable the Caps Lock mode,
				Caps Lock
	and then input.
[Enter Password] is displayed	z Input your Supervisor Password or User Password. If you have forgotten it,
	contact your technical support office.
When resuming from the standby or	z Even when a password has been set in the [Security] menu of the Setup
hibernation mode, [Enter Password]	Utility, and [Password on boot] is set to [Enable], [Enter Password] does not
does not appear	appear when the computer resumes from the standby or hibernation mode.
	Set the Windows password with the following procedure, and make input of
	the Windows password required.
		A Click the account to change in [start] - [Control Panel] - [User
		Accounts] and set the password.
		B Add the checkmark for [Prompt for password when computer
		resumes from standby] in [Control Panel] - [Performance and
		Maintenance] - [Power Options] - [Advanced].
When the administrator password is	z Check whether you have created a password reset disk.
forgotten	•	If you have:
		A message is displayed when you fail to correctly enter the password.
		Follow the message's instructions and set the password again.
	•	If you have not:
		Perform the reinstallation procedure and return the hard disk to its condi-
		tion at the time of purchase, then set up Windows and reset the pass-
		word.
Windows does not start up and num-	z This is a system startup error. Refer to "List of Error Codes" (Î page 33)
bers or messages appear	z If “Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart” is displayed:
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‹Problems with Display

Screen is too dark or becomes	z Press the	Fn	+	F2	key. This makes the screen lighter.
darker	z If the screen becomes darker after disconnecting the AC adaptor:
	The computer has different set brightness levels for when the AC adaptor is
	connected and for when it is not connected. If you press the					Fn	+F2 key to
	increase the brightness when the AC adaptor is not connected, this bright-
	ness is maintained, and determines the brightness next time the AC adap-
	tor is disconnected.
	(Making the display brighter shortens the battery operating time.)
An afterimage appears (e.g., the key	z If an image is displayed for a prolonged period of time, an afterimage may
green, red, and blue dots remain on	appear. This is not a malfunction. The afterimage will disappear when a dif-
the display) or there are dots not dis-	ferent screen is displayed.
playing the correct colors	z High-precision and advanced technologies are used in the production of
	color liquid crystal displays (color LCDs). Therefore, if 0.002% or less of the
	picture’s elements either fail to light or remain constantly lit (that means that
	more than 99.998% of the elements are functioning properly), this is not
	considered a defect.

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