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- Troubleshooting Your LifeBook
You have installed a serial,
or USB device. Your Life-
Book notebook does not
recognize the device, or the
device does not seem to
work properly.
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A device may have been
installed while an appli-
cation was running, so
the notebook is not
aware of its installation.
Close the application and restart your notebook.
PC Card/ExpressCard Problems
A card inserted in the PC
Card or ExpressCard slot
does not work or is locking
up the system.
The card is not properly
installed.
Remove and re-install the card.
See “PC Cards/ExpressCards™”
on page 76.
Your software may not
have the correct soft-
ware driver active.
See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.
A card inserted in the PC
Card or ExpressCard slot
does not work or is locking
up the system.
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The card may have been
installed while an appli-
cation was running, so
your notebook is not
aware of its installation.
Close the application and restart your notebook.
You may have the wrong
I/O address selected for
your card device.
See your PC Card/ExpressCard documentation to determine
the required I/O address. Change the settings in the Device
Manager.
Power Failures
You turn on your LifeBook
notebook and nothing
seems to happen.
The installed primary
battery is completely
discharged, there is no
optional second battery
installed or there is no
power adapter installed.
Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and
condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24.
Install a charged battery or a Power adapter.
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions