Video Problems - Fujitsu LifeBook A3120 User Manual

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Problem
Your notebook appears to The BIOS CMOS hold-up
change setup parameters battery has failed.
when you start it.
(continued)

Video Problems

The built-in display is blank Something is pushing on the
when you turn on your Closed Cover switch.
LifeBook notebook.
The notebook is set for an
external monitor only.
The display angle and bright-
ness settings are not adequate
for your lighting conditions.
The power management time-
outs may be set for very short
intervals and you failed to
notice the display come on
and go off again.
The notebook turned on Power On Self Test (POST) has
with a series of beeps and detected a failure that does not
your display is blank. allow the display to operate.
The display goes blank by The notebook has gone into
itself after you have been Video timeout, Standby mode,
using it. or Hibernate mode because
you have not used it for a
period of time.
The power management time-
outs may be set for very short
intervals and you failed to
notice the display come on
and go off again.
The display does not close. A foreign object, such as a
paper clip, is stuck between the
display and the keyboard.
The display has bright or If the spots are very tiny and
dark spots. few in number, this is normal
for a large LCD display.
If the spots are numerous or
large enough to interfere with
your operation needs.
Possible Cause
Contact your support representative for repairs.
This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal
life of 3 to 5 years.
Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-3 on
page 6 for location)
Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key
allows you to change your selection of where to send
your display video. Each time you press the keys you
will step to the next choice. The choices, in order,
are: built-in display panel only, both built-in display
panel and external monitor or external monitor
only.
Move the display and the brightness control until
you have adequate visibility.
Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse
to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/
Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut
off by Standby mode, Auto Suspend 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/
Suspend/Resume button. Check your power manage-
ment 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 25 for more informa-
tion)
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse
to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/
Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut
off by Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or Video
Timeout)
Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
This is normal; do nothing.
Display is faulty; contact your support representative.
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Possible Solutions
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