Panasonic CF-18 Series Reference Manual page 72

Dealing with Problems
Starting Up (continued)
When the administrator
password is forgotten
When the previous item
is not the cause
Display
No display after powering
on
The power has not been
turned off, but after a cer-
tain period of time, there
is no display
When the battery pack is
u s e d , t h e s c r e e n i s
darker than when the AC
adaptor is connected
Windows 2000
After reinstalling, setup Windows and then set the password again.
Windows XP
If you have created a password reset disk (
sage is displayed when you fail to correctly enter the password. Follow the message's
instructions and set the password again by using the password reset disk.
If you have not created a password reset disk, after reinstalling, setup Windows and
then set the password again.
Press F9 in the Setup Utility (
settings to their default values (except the password settings).
Try removing all peripheral devices.
Check a disk error using the following procedure.
Windows 2000
1 Select [Local Disk(C:)] with the right button in [Start] - [My Computer], and se-
lect [Properties].
2 Select [Tools] - [Check Now].
3
Select [Start] after selecting required items in [Check disk options].
Windows XP
1 Select [Local Disk(C:)] with the right button in [Start] - [My Computer], and se-
lect [Properties].
2 Select [Tools] - [Check Now].
3 Select [Start] after selecting required items in [Check disk options].
At startup, hold down F8 when [Panasonic] screen disappears, and release your
finger when the Windows Advanced Option Menu is displayed. Start the computer
in Safe Mode, and confirm the details of the error.
When there is no display to an external display,
• Check your cable connection to the external display.
• Confirm your display is powered on.
• Check the settings for your external display.
Try changing the display by pressing
When displaying only through an external display, if the computer is shut down by
using the standby or hibernation function, there may be no display on the LCD
unless the external display is connected when operations are resumed. In this
case, connect the external display or press Fn + F3 .
Has the computer been set to the power-saving mode?
To resume operation of your computer from the condition the power of the display
is off (for energy conservation purposes), press any key unrelated to the direct
triggering of a selection, like Ctrl .
To save power, your computer may have automatically entered the standby mode
(power indicator blinks green) or hibernation mode (power indicator turns off).
In such cases, slide the power switch.
If you want to switch the display destination repeatedly by pressing Fn + F3 ,
make sure that the display destination has switched completely each time before
pressing Fn + F3 again.
Press Fn + F2 and adjust the brightness. Note, however, that when the bright-
ness is increased, the battery running time will become shorter.
Brightness can be set to separate levels for when the AC adaptor is connected and
when it is disconnected.
(Advanced)
page 63). This will restore the Setup Utility's
Fn + F3 .
"First-time Operation"), a mes-
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