Miscellaneous Problems; Possible Solutions - Fujitsu LifeBook A3120 User Manual

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Problem
The application display You are running an application
uses only a portion of your that does not support 1280 x
screen and is surrounded 800 pixel resolution display
by a dark frame. and display compression is
enabled.
The Display is dark when The Power Management utility
on battery power. default is set on low brightness
to conserve power.
You have connected an Your BIOS setup is not set to
external monitor and it enable your external monitor.
does not display any
information.
Your external monitor is not
properly installed.
Your operating system soft-
ware is not setup with the
correct software driver for
that device.
You have connected an Your external monitor is not
external monitor and it compatible with your LifeBook
does not come on. notebook.

Miscellaneous Problems

An error message is Application software often has
displayed on the screen its own set of error message
during the operation of displays.
an application.
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Possible Cause
Display compression gives a clearer but smaller
display for applications that do not support 1280 x
800 pixel resolution. You can fill the screen but have
less resolution by changing your display compres-
sion setting, (See the Video Features submenu,
located within the Advanced menu of the BIOS. (See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 25 for more information)
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-
click on the battery gauge and adjust Power Control
under battery settings.
Toggle the video destination by pressing [Fn]+ [F10]
together, or check your BIOS setup and enable your
external monitor. (See the Video Features submenu,
located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS. (See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 25 for more information)
Reinstall your device. (See External Video Port on
page 43 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. (See Specifications on page 69
for more information)
See your application manual and help displays
screens for more information. Not all messages are
errors some may simply be status.

Possible Solutions