Optical Drive Problems; Fingerprint Reader Problems; Startup Problems - Lenovo ThinkPad X301 Service And Troubleshooting Manual

Optical drive problems

Problem:
The disc tray of the optical disc drive does not come out at once when you
press the eject button.
Solution:
The empty disc tray may not come out as quickly as you expect, but the
delay is normal. When no disc is in the optical drive, the drive is
automatically turned off to save energy. Then, when you press the eject
button, it takes a little while to turn on the optical drive and pull out the
disc tray. If you need to pull out the tray immediately, press the eject button
again.

Fingerprint reader problems

Problem:
You cannot register or authenticate your finger.
Solution:
If your finger has any of the following conditions, you may not be able to
register or authenticate it.
v Your finger is wrinkled, rough, dry, injured, stained, oily, or wet.
v The surface of your finger is very different from when you enrolled your
To improve the situation, try the following:
v If your hands are too dry, apply lotion to them.
v Clean or wipe your hands to remove any excess dirt or moisture from the
v Enroll and use a different finger for authentication.

Startup problems

Problem:
The Microsoft
Solution:
Use the Rescue and Recovery workspace or recovery discs to help solve or
identify your problem. For details about Rescue and Recovery, see Chapter 4,
"Recovery options," on page 31.
fingerprint.
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Windows operating system will not start.
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