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Frequently-asked questions
The following is a list of possible situa tions tha t ma y a rise during the
use of your c omputer. Ea sy a nswers a nd solutions a re provided for
ea c h one.
I pressed the power switch and opened the display, but the computer
does not start or boot-up.
Look a t the Power indic a tor (refer to "Indic a tors" on pa ge 11):
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If it is not lit, no power is being a pplied to the c omputer. C hec k
the following:
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If you a re running on ba ttery power , it ma y be low a nd una ble
to power the c omputer. C onnec t the AC a da pter to rec ha rge
the ba ttery pa c k.
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Ma ke sure tha t the AC a da pter is plugged in properly to the
c omputer a nd to the power outlet.
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If it is lit, c hec k the following:
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If the Sleep indic a tor is lit, the c omputer is in Sleep mode.
Press a ny key or ta p on the touc hpa d to resume.
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Is a non-boota ble (non-system) diskette in the floppy drive?
Remove or repla c e it with a system diskette a nd press Ctrl-Alt-
Del to resta rt the system.
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The opera ting system files ma y be da ma ged or missing. Insert the
sta rtup disk you c rea ted during Windows setup into the floppy
drive a nd press Ctrl-Alt-Del to resta rt the system. This will
dia gnose your system a nd ma ke nec essa ry fixes.
Nothing appears on the screen.
The c omputer's power ma na gement system a utoma tic a lly bla nks the
sc reen to sa ve power. Press a ny key to turn the displa y ba c k on.
If pressing a key does not turn the displa y ba c k on, two things might
be the c a use:
The brightness level might be too low. Press Fn- → → → → (inc rea se) a nd
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Fn- ← ← ← ← (dec rea se) to a djust the brightness level.
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The displa y devic e might be set to a n externa l monitor. Press the
displa y toggle hot key Fn-F5 to toggle the displa y ba c k to the
c omputer.
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