Toshiba Satellite L300 Series Resource Manual page 49

lf something goes wrong
Problems when you turn
0n
the computer
These
problems
may
occur
when
you turn on the power.
The computer
will
not start.
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Make
sure
you
attached the
AC
adaptor
and
power
cord/cable
properly
or
installed
a
charged battery.
Press and
hold
the
power button for
at
least
10 seconds.
If
you
are
using
the
AC
adaptor, check
that
the
wall outlet
is
working by plugging
in
another device, such
as a
lamp.
Verify
that the computer
is
on by
looking
at
the
on/off indicator.
If
the
indicator is glowing,
the
computer is
on.
Also,
try
turning
the
computer off
and then
on.
If
you
are
using
an
AC
adaptor,
verify
that the computer
is
receiving
power
from
the external
power
source
by
looking
at the
AC power
light.
If
the
indicator
is
glowing,
the computer is connected
to
a
live
external
power
source.
The computer starts
but
when you
press a
key nothing
happens.
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you to
the
problem
instead
of restarting
the system. To clear the
condition,
press
Ctrl,
Alt,
and
Del
simultaneously. Then
shut
down
the
computer
via
software,
or
follow
the
steps
if
your program
stops
responding
(see
"Problems that
are
easy
to
fix"
on
page
48).
Clearing
the
condition
may
get the computer
running,
but
it
will
not
solve
a
resource
conflict.
Read the documentation that
came
with
the
conflicting
device and
"Resolving
a
hardware
conflict" in
your
electronic
user's guide.
The keyboard produces unexpected characters.
A
keypad overlay
may be on.
If
the
numlock light
or
cursor
control
mode
light
is
on, press
Fn
+
Fl
0
to turn
off
the cursor control
mode
light,
or
Fn
+
Fl
1
to
turn off
the
numlock light.
If
the
problem
occurs when
both
the keypad overlays
are
off,
make
sure
the software
you
are
using
is
not
remapping
the keyboard.
Refer to
the software
documentation
and check that the
program
does
not
assign different
meanings
to
any
of
the keys.