Trouble when Starting
Question: Why doesn't the power indicator or the battery status indicator
turn on?
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Make sure the AC adapter is correctly connected to the AC adapter jack of your
computer.
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Make sure the AC power cable is correctly connected to a live wall outlet.
Connect another electric equipment to the wall outlet and check whether it is live
or not.
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Make sure the battery pack is correctly installed and charged.
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If the battery pack is discharged, connect the AC adapter.
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If all the steps above failed, follow the instructions on Why doesn't the keyboard
or the glide pad function?
Question: Why do I get the message Invalid system disk?
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You may have inserted a non-bootable disk in the floppy disk drive (either a
defective disk or one without an installed operating system). Remove the disk.
Question: Why can't I boot from the floppy disk?
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Check whether the floppy disk set to the floppy disk drive contains a system disk.
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Check whether Floppy Disk Drive is selected in 1st Boot Device in Boot Sequence
of the Main menu of the Setup Utility.
Question: Why do I get the message Press<F1> to continue, Del to load
CMOS defaults?
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The setting of the Setup Utility is deleted. Press Delete to start the system and set
time and date correctly.
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If you often see the message, the backup battery has no capacity left. Replace the
backup battery referring to the steps in Replacing Backup Battery of Appendixes.
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