Port Replicator Problems; Floppy Disk Drive Problems; Hard Drive Problems; Keyboard Or Mouse Problems - Fujitsu LifeBook E8310 User Manual

Problem
LifeBook notebook fails to
recognize DVD/CD-RW/
CD-ROM's.
(continued)
The optical drive access
indicator on the Status
Indicator Panel blinks at
regular intervals when no
disc is in the tray or the
drive is not installed.

Port Replicator Problems

Note: Be sure to power down your LifeBook notebook before adding a printer to the Port Replicator parallel port.
LifeBook notebook does
not turn on when installed
in the optional Port
Replicator

Floppy Disk Drive Problems

You cannot access your
optional external floppy
disk.

Hard Drive Problems

You cannot access your
hard drive.

Keyboard or Mouse Problems

The built-in keyboard does
not seem to work.
Possible Cause
Wrong drive designator was
used for the disc in the applica-
tion.
Disc is dirty or defective.
The Windows auto insertion
function is active and is
checking to see if a disc is ready
to run.
Port Replicator AC adapter is
not plugged in.
Notebook is not properly
seated in the Port Replicator.
You tried to write to a write
protected floppy disk.
Floppy disk is not loaded
correctly.
The floppy disk drive may not
be properly installed.
Security is set to protect access
to floppy disk data.
The wrong drive designator
was used by an application
when a bootable CD-ROM was
used to start the notebook.
Security is set so your oper-
ating system cannot be started
without a password.
The notebook has gone into
Standby mode.
Your application has locked
out your keyboard.
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Possible Solutions
Verify the drive designator used by the application is
the same as the one used by the operating system.
When the operating system is booted from a DVD/
CD, drive designations are automatically adjusted.
Note that the drive designation can be changed with
the Disk Management tool located in the Control
Panel under Administrative Tools -> Computer
Management.
Wipe the disc with a non-abrasive CD cleaning cloth
and reinsert. It if still will not work try another disc
in the drive.
This is normal. However, you may disable this
feature.
Provide power to the Port Replicator.
Remove and re-dock your LifeBook notebook.
Eject the floppy disk and set it to write enable.
Eject floppy disk, check orientation and re-insert.
Remove and re-install your floppy disk drive.
Verify your password and security settings.
Verify drive designator used by application is in
use by the operating system. When the operating
system is booted from a CD, drive designations
are automatically adjusted.
Verify your password and security settings.
Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart
your system.
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