Appendix A Troubleshooting and Support

Appendix A

Troubleshooting and Support

All Motion Computing Tablet PCs have passed a rigorous series of performance and quality-control tests, but now and then a problem may occur. If you do not see a solution among the following system and software issues, check the Support Options listed at the end of this chapter or go to our website at www.motioncomputing.com/support.

SOLUTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

POWER

 

 

The Tablet PC won’t start when I

The Power switch hasn’t been

Slide and hold the Power switch

slide the Power switch.

fully engaged.

for at least a half-second, but no

 

 

more than three seconds.

 

 

 

 

Fully discharged battery or no

Connect the AC adapter to

 

battery and no AC power.

operate the Tablet PC and charge

 

 

the battery.

 

 

 

The Tablet PC won’t shut down.

An application has locked up the

Press the Security button to start

 

Tablet PC.

Windows Task Manager and close

 

 

the application.

 

 

Slide and hold the Power switch

 

 

for at least 5 seconds to force a

 

 

shutdown of the Tablet PC.

 

 

 

The Tablet PC won’t enter

Hibernation isn’t enabled.

Enable Hibernation through Power

Hibernation mode.

 

Option Properties.

 

 

 

The Tablet PC won’t come out of

Fully discharged battery and no

Connect the AC adapter to

Hibernation mode when running

AC power.

provide power to the Tablet PC

on battery power.

 

and charge the battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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