Starting Up and Sleep and Hibernation Mode

[Executing Battery Recali-

The Battery Recalibration was canceled before Windows was shut down last time. To

bration] screen appears.

start up Windows, turn off the computer by the power switch, and then turn on.

 

The computer will not auto-

If you connect to a network using wireless LAN function, perform access point settings.

matically enter sleep/hiber-

(

Reference Manual “Wireless LAN”)

 

nation.

If you do not use wireless LAN function, turn off wireless LAN function. (

Refer-

 

 

ence Manual “Disabling/Enabling Wireless Communication”)

 

 

Make sure that you are not using any software that regularly accesses the hard disk.

When logging on (e.g.,

Perform the following steps to change the audio settings to prevent audio output.

resuming the computer),

A Right-click the desktop and click [Personalize] - [Sounds].

 

audio is distorted.

B Remove the check mark from [Play Windows Startup sound], and click [OK].

 

 

 

Cannot resume.

One of the following operations may have been carried out.

 

In sleep mode, the AC adaptor or battery pack was disconnected, or a peripheral was connected or disconnected.

The power switch was slid for four seconds or longer to forcibly turn off the computer. Slide the power switch to turn on the computer. Data not saved will be lost.

Other startup problems.

Check to see if there was a disk error.

 

A Remove all peripheral devices including an external display.

 

B Click

(Start) - [Computer] and right-click [Local Disk (C:)], and click [Properties].

 

C Click [Tools] - [Check Now].

 

 

• A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.

 

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

 

Start the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. ( page 28 “Windows

 

does not start up”)

Shutting Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows does not shut

Remove all peripheral devices.

down.

Wait one or two minutes. It is not a malfunction.

Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even after entering the pass-

If

 

lights up, press

 

to disable the ten-key mode, and then input.

NumLk

 

word, a message appears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If

 

lights up, press Caps Lock to disable the Caps Lock mode, and then input.

requesting to type it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the screen becomes

When you set [Intel video driver power saving function (Intel® Display Power Saving Technol-

black for a moment.

ogy)] of Power Saving Utility to [Enable], if you do the following operations, the screen

 

becomes black for a moment, but this is not a malfunction. You can continue to use this.

 

Adjust the brightness of the screen with Fn + F1 / Fn + F2.

 

• Remove and insert the AC adaptor.

 

While you are using motion video playback software, benchmark software for graphic, if

 

error screen is displayed or application software does not function normally, set [Intel video

 

driver power saving function (Intel® Display Power Saving Technology)] to [Disable].

No display.

The external display is selected. Press

 

 

+

 

 

 

to switch the display. Wait until the dis-

Fn

F3

 

play has been switched completely before pressing Fn +

F3

again.

 

The 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.

 

The computer entered sleep or hibernation by the power-saving function. To resume,

 

slide the power switch.

 

The screen may become darker. Press

Fn

+

F2

to make the screen brighter.

The screen is disordered.

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

 

The refresh rate of the internal LCD may be 40 hertz. Change the refresh rate of the internal LCD.

 

A Right-click the desktop and click [Graphics Properties].

 

B Click [Display Devices] - [Display Settings].

 

C If [Refresh Rate] of the Notebook is [40 Hertz], change to [60 Hertz] and click [OK].

The external display does

If the external display does not support the power saving function, it may not work nor-

not work normally.

mally when the computer enters the power saving mode. Turn off the external display.

The sidebar gadgets are not

Log off and log on Windows, and display the sidebar again.

correctly displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic CF-T7 appendix Troubleshooting Useful Information Getting Started Appendix, Shutting Down, Password, Display

CF-T7 specifications

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