Troubleshooting
7 - 2 Basic Hints and Tips
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Basic Hints and Tips
Many of the following may seem obvious but they are often the solution to a problem when your computer
appears not to be working.
•Power:
Is the computer actually plugged into a working electrical outlet? If plugged into
a
power strip
, make sure it is actually working.
•Connections:
Check all the
cables
to make sure that there are no
loose connections
anywhere.
•Power Savings:
Make sure that the system is not in
Hibernate
or
Standby
mode by pressing the
Fn + F4
key combination (see
“System Resume” on page 3 - 19
), or by pressing
the power button, to wake-up the system.
•Brightness:
Check the brightness of the screen by pressing the
Fn + F8 or F9
keys to adjust
the brightness (see
“Opening the LCD” on page 3 - 2
).
•Display Choice:
Press
Fn
+
F7
to make sure the system is not set to “external only” display (see
“Attaching a Monitor (CRT)” on page 3 - 7
).
•Boot Drive:
Make sure there are no
floppy disks
in the drive when you start up your machine
(this is a common cause of the message “
Invalid system disk - Replace the disk,
and then press any key
”).
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