Miscellaneous Problems; Possible Solutions - Fujitsu LifeBook C series Owner's Manual

Problem
The Built-in Display has
bright or dark spots.
(continued)
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.
The Properties section of
the Intel Graphics Tech-
nology window displays
an incorrect amount of
Video RAM present.

Miscellaneous Problems

An error message is
displayed on the screen
during the operation of
an application.
Possible Cause
If the spots are numerous or large
enough to interfere with your
operation needs.
You are running an application
that does not support 800 x 600/
1024 x 768 pixel resolution
display and display compression
is enabled.
The BatteryAid 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 software is
not setup with the correct soft-
ware driver for that device.
Your external monitor is not
compatible with your LifeBook
notebook.
This is not a problem; it is a result
of UMA technology.
Application software often has its
own set of error message displays.
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

Possible Solutions

Display is faulty; contact your support representative.
Display compression gives a clearer but smaller
display for applications that do not support 800 x
600 /1024 x 768 pixel resolution. You can fill the
screen but have less resolution by changing your
display compression setting, (See the Video Features
submenu, located within the Advanced menu of the
BIOS. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more
information)
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-
click on BatteryAid gauge and adjust Power Control
under battery settings.
Toggle the video destination by pressing [Fn] and
[F10] together, or check your BIOS setup and enable
your external monitor. (See Video Features submenu,
located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS. (See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information)
Reinstall your device. (See External Monitor Port on
page 49 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.
The Intel graphics chipset uses Unified Memory
Architecture (UMA) which allows the video chipset
to share up to 48MB of the system's main memory.
The amount being used will vary with the system
needs, and the amount of video RAM indicated will
vary as well.
See your application manual and help displays
screens for more information. Not all messages are
errors some may simply be status.
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