Fujitsu P7230 P7230 User's Guide - Page 87

Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The system powers up, and displays power on information, but fails to load the operating system. (continued) You have a secured system requiring a password to load your operating system. Internal hard drive was not detected. Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information) Use the BIOS setup utility to try to auto detect the internal hard drive. If this does not work, contact Fujitsu Service and Support at 1-800-8FUJITSU. An error message is displayed on-screen during the notebook (boot) sequence. Power On Self Test (POST) has detected a problem. See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages are errors; some are simply status indicators. (See Power On Self Test Messages on page 79 for more information) Your notebook appears to change setup parameters when you start it. BIOS setup changes were not saved when you made them and exited the BIOS setup utility returning it to previous settings. Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility. The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery has failed. Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years. Video Problems The built-in display is blank when you turn on your LifeBook notebook. The notebook is set for an external monitor only. 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 combination of keys you will step to the next choice. The choices, in order are: builtin display only, external monitor only, both built-in display and external monitor. The display angle and bright- Move the display and the brightness control until you have ness settings are not adequate adequate visibility. for your lighting conditions. Power management timeouts may be set for short intervals and you failed to notice the display come on and go off. Press any button the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut off by Standby mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) The notebook is set for SVideo display only. While holding down the [Fn] key, click on the [F11] key to toggle the S-Video display off. The notebook turned on with a series of beeps and your builtin display is blank. Power On Self Test (POST) has detected a failure which does not allow the display to operate. Contact your support representative. The display goes blank by itself after you have been using it. The notebook has gone into Video timeout, or Standby, Suspend, or Hibernation modes because you have not used it for a period of time. Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume button. Check your power management settings to adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information) The power management timeouts may be set for very short intervals and you failed to notice the display come on and go off. Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut off by Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout) 77