Panasonic CF-52CCABCBM - Toughbook 52 - Core 2 Duo GHz Operating Instructions Manual page 24

Troubleshooting (Basic)
Starting Up
[Enter Password] does not
appear when resuming from
standby/hibernation.
Cannot resume.
Other startup problems.
Entering Password
On the [Enter Password]
screen, a beep sounds and
the password cannot be
entered.
Even after entering the
password, [Type your pass-
word] is displayed again.
Shutting down
Windows does not shut
down.
Display
No display.
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The password you have set in the Setup Utility is not requested at resuming. To use
the password security at resuming, set the Windows password.
A Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts] and select the account, and set
the password.
B Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options]
- [Advanced] and add a check mark for [Prompt for password when computer
resumes from standby].
An error may occur when the computer automatically enters the standby or hibernation
mode while the screensaver is active. In this case, turn off the screensaver or change
the pattern of the screensaver.
Press F9 in the Setup Utility (
Setup Utility settings (excluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the
Setup Utility and make the settings again.
Remove all peripheral devices.
Check to see if there was a disk error.
A Click [start] - [My Computer] and right-click [Local Disk(C:)], and click [Proper-
ties].
B Click [Tools] - [Check Now].
C Select the option in [Check disk options] and click [Start].
Start the computer in Safe Mode and check the error details. When the [Panasonic]
boot screen disappears
Options Menu is displayed.
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When [Password on boot] is set to [Enable] in the [Security] menu of the Setup Util-
ity, [Enter Password] appears after the [Panasonic] boot screen disappears. As
soon as you enter the password and press Enter, press and hold F8.
The computer may be in ten-key mode.
If the NumLk indicator
input.
The computer may be in ten-key mode.
If the NumLk indicator
input.
The computer may be in Caps Lock mode.
If the Caps Lock indicator
mode, and then input.
Remove the USB device and the ExpressCard.
Wait one or two minutes. It is not a malfunction.
The external display is selected. Press Fn + F3 to switch the display. Wait until the
display has been switched completely before pressing Fn + F3 again.
When using an external display,
• Check the cable connection.
• Turn on the display.
• Check the settings of external display.
The display is turned off by the power-saving function. To resume, do not press the
direct selection keys, but press any other key like Ctrl.
The computer entered standby or hibernation by the power-saving function. To
resume, press the power switch.
page 22 "To start the Setup Utility") to return the
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at startup, press and hold F8 until the Windows Advanced
NumLk to disable the ten-key mode, and then
lights, press
NumLk to disable the ten-key mode, and then
lights, press
Caps Lock to disable the Caps Lock
lights, press