Video Problems - Fujitsu MH380 User Manual

Problem Possible Cause
Your notebook appears to
The BIOS CMOS hold-up bat-
change setup parameters
tery has failed.
when you start it.

Video Problems

The built-in display is blank An external monitor is
when you turn on your plugged in, and the system is
notebook. set for an external monitor
only.
Display angle and brightness
settings are not adequate for
your lighting conditions.
Power management timeouts
are set for short intervals and
you didn't see the display go
on and off again.
The notebook turned on Power On Self Test (POST)
with a series of beeps and detected a failure which does
the built-in display is blank. not allow display to operate.
The display goes blank by The notebook has gone into
itself after you have been Video timeout, Standby
using it. mode, or Save-to-Disk mode
because you have not used it
for a period of time.
The display does not Foreign object stuck between
close. display and keyboard.
Possible Solutions
Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a
user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.
Pressing [F10] while holding down [Fn] allows you to change
where to send your display video. Each time you press the
combination of keys you will step to the next choice. The
choices, in order are: built-in display, external monitor, both
built-in display and external monitor.
Move the display and the brightness control until you have
adequate visibility. Pressing either the [F6] or [F7] keys while
holding down the [Fn] key also allows you to change the
brightness level of the display.
Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore oper-
ation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
(The display may be shut off by Standby mode, Auto Sus-
pend or Video Timeout)
Contact your support representative.
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to
restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/Sus-
pend/Resume button. Check power management settings, or
close your applications and go to the Power Savings menu of
the setup utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit your
operation needs. See "BIOS Setup Utility" on page 43.
Remove all foreign objects, such as a paperclip, from the
keyboard.
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