Problems When You Turn On The Computer - Toshiba A8-S8513 User Manual

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Problems when you turn on the computer

These problems may occur when you turn on the power.
The computer will not start.
Make sure you attached the AC adaptor and power cord/cable
properly or installed a charged battery.
Press and hold the power button for at least 10 seconds.
If you are using the AC adaptor, check that the wall outlet is
working by plugging in another device, such as a lamp.
Verify that the computer is on by looking at the on/off indicator. If
the indicator is glowing, the computer is on.
If you are using an AC adaptor, verify that the computer is
receiving power from the external power source by looking at the
AC power light. If the indicator is glowing, the computer is
connected to a live external power source.
The computer starts but when you press a key nothing
happens.
Verify that the active program accepts text input. Try clicking your
mouse on an area where you can type text and try typing again.
Your computer may be in Sleep mode and have a software or
resource conflict. When this happens turning the power on returns
you to the problem instead of restarting the system. To clear the
condition, press
the computer via software, or follow the steps if your program stops
responding (see
Clearing the condition may get the computer running, but it will not
solve a resource conflict. Read the documentation that came with
the conflicting device and
page 177.
The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional
external diskette drive.
Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard
disk. If you have a hard disk problem, you will not be able to start
the computer. Insert a system diskette into the optional external
diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the
Problems when you turn on the computer
Ctrl , Alt , and Del
"Problems that are easy to fix" on page
"Resolving a hardware conflict" on
If Something Goes Wrong
simultaneously. Then shut down
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