Miscellaneous Problems; Possible Solutions - Fujitsu Lifebook A6030 User Manual

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Problem
The application display
uses only a portion of your
screen and is surrounded
by a dark frame.
The Display is dark when
on battery power.
You have connected an
external monitor and it
does not display any
information.
You have connected an
external monitor and it
does not come on.

Miscellaneous Problems

An error message is
displayed on the screen
during the operation of
an application.
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Possible Cause
You are running an application
that does not support 1280 x
800 pixel resolution display
and display compression is
enabled.
The Power Management utility
default is set on low brightness
to conserve power.
Your BIOS setup is not set to
enable your external monitor.
Your external monitor is not
properly installed.
Your operating system soft-
ware is not setup with the
correct software driver for
that device.
Your external monitor is not
compatible with your LifeBook
notebook.
Application software often has
its own set of error message
displays.

Possible Solutions

Display compression gives a clearer but smaller
display for applications that do not support 1280 x
800 pixel resolution. You can fill the screen but have
less resolution by changing your display compres-
sion setting, (See the Video Features submenu,
located within the Advanced menu of the BIOS. (See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 25 for more information)
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-
click on the battery gauge and adjust Power Control
under battery settings.
Toggle the video destination by pressing [Fn]+ [F10]
together, or check your BIOS setup and enable your
external monitor. (See the Video Features submenu,
located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS. (See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 25 for more information)
Reinstall your device. (See External Video Port on
page 43 for more information)
Check your device and operating system
documentation and activate the proper driver.
See your monitor documentation and the
External Monitor Support portions of the
Specifications section. (See Specifications on page 69
for more information)
See your application manual and help displays
screens for more information. Not all messages are
errors some may simply be status.