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
Troubleshooting and tips
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The external monitor's power cable or data cable is not connected properly.
Ê Switch off the external monitor and the notebook.
Ê Check whether the power cable is plugged properly into the power adapter and into the mains
outlet.
Ê Check whether the data cable is properly connected to the notebook and the external monitor
(if it is plugged in with a connector).
Ê Switch on the external monitor and the notebook.
The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable (only
under Windows)
Two causes are possible: An incorrect type has been selected for the external monitor or the wrong
screen resolution has been set for the application programme.
Ê Terminate the application programme with [Alt] + [F4].
If the fault continues to occur after ending the programme, switch over to the notebook's internal
LCD screen with [Fn] + [F10]. Change the following setting:
Ê Select Start - Settings- Control Panel - Display - Settings and then the screen resolution you
require in the Resolution field.
or
Ê Select the correct monitor under Start - Settings- Control Panel - Display - Settings - Advanced
Properties - Monitor - Modify.
The notebook cannot be started
If the notebook does not start after switch on, this may be due to one of the following:
The battery is not installed correctly.
Ê Switch the notebook off.
Ê Check whether the battery is installed correctly in its compartment.
Ê Switch the notebook on.
The battery is dead
Ê Charge the battery.
Or
Ê Install a charged battery.
Or
Ê Connect the power adapter to the notebook.