Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Important notes
- Preparing the notebook for use
- Working with the notebook
- Security functions
- Connecting external devices
- System Configuration Utility
- Troubleshooting and tips
- You have forgotten your User and/or Admin password
- Installing new software
- Restoring the hard disk contents under Windows
- The notebook's date or time is incorrect
- The LCD screen of the notebook remains blank
- The LCD display panel is difficult to read
- The external monitor stays blank
- The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable (only under Windows)
- The notebook cannot be started
- The notebook stops working
- The mouse does not work
- The floppy disk cannot be written
- The printer does not print
- Acoustic warnings
- Memory expansion
- Technical data
- Index
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Troubleshooting and tips
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Take note of the hints in the chapter "Connecting external devices", when you connect or
disconnect cables.
If a fault occurs in your notebook, try to eliminate it with the measures described in this chapter. If
you fail to correct the problem, proceed as follows:
Ê Make a note of the steps and the circumstances that led to the fault. Also make a note of any
error messages displayed.
Ê Switch the notebook off.
Ê Contact your sales outlet or our Hotline/Help Desk.
You have forgotten your User and/or Admin password
If you have forgotten the User password, enter the Admin password or consult your system
administrator. If the Admin password has also been lost, contact our Help Desk. The Help Desk will
refer you to our service partner, who will unlock your notebook (for a charge).
Installing new software
When installing programmes or drivers, important files may be overwritten and modified. To be able
to access the original data in the case of any problems following installation, you should backup
your hard disk prior to installation.
Restoring the hard disk contents under Windows
With the Windows Recovery CD you can restore the operating system on your notebook.
During restoring the operating manual the contents of your hard disk will be overwritten. After this,
operating system, drivers and software utilities will be reinstalled. For this reason you should try to
save important data to a backup medium before you restore the hard disk contents.
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Detailed PC knowledge is required for manual partitioning.
Ê Insert the Windows Recovery CD into the optical drive and switch the notebook on.
Ê Start the Setup programme on the CD.
Ê Follow the instructions on the screen.
You must then reinstall all the drivers. Use the "Drivers & Utilities" CD.
The notebook's date or time is incorrect
Ê Double-click on the clock in the task bar and adjust the time.
or
Ê Set the time and/or date in the System Configuration Utility menu Startup.