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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Video Problems
The built-in display is
blank when you turn on
your LifeBook.
Something is pushing on the
Closed Cover switch.
Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-5 on
page 6 for location)
The LifeBook 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: built-in display
only, external monitor only, both built-in display
and external monitor.
The angle of the display
and the brightness settings
are not adequate for your
lighting conditions.
Move the display and the brightness control until
you have adequate visibility.
The power management time-
outs may be set for very short
intervals and you failed to
notice the display come on
and go off again.
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
Standy mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)
The LifeBook turned
on with a series of beeps
and your built-in 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 LifeBook has gone into
Video timeout, Standby mode,
Suspend mode or Save-to-Disk
mode 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, or close your applications
and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup
utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit
your operation needs. (See BIOS Setup Utility on
page 31 for more information)
Something is pushing on the
Closed Cover switch.
Check the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-5 on
page 6 for location)
The power management time-
outs may be set for very short
intervals and you failed to
notice the display come on
and go off again.
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)
Your system display won’t
turn on when the system is
turned on or when the
system has resumed.
The system may be password-
protected.
Check the status indicator panel to verify that the
Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your
password.
The Built-in Display does
not close.
A foreign object, such as a
paper clip, is stuck between the
display and the keyboard.
Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
Summary of Contents for Lifebook S4546
Page 8: ...L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s ...
Page 9: ...1 Preface ...
Page 10: ...L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s ...
Page 12: ...2 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n O n e ...
Page 13: ...3 2 Getting to Know Your LifeBook ...
Page 14: ...4 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n T w o ...
Page 37: ...27 3 Getting Started ...
Page 38: ...28 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n T h r e e ...
Page 47: ...37 4 User Installable Features ...
Page 48: ...38 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n F o u r ...
Page 66: ...56 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n F o u r ...
Page 67: ...57 5 Troubleshooting ...
Page 68: ...58 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n F i v e ...
Page 82: ...72 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n F i v e ...
Page 83: ...73 6 Care and Maintenance ...
Page 84: ...74 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n S i x ...
Page 88: ...78 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n S i x ...
Page 89: ...79 7 Specifications ...
Page 90: ...80 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n S e v e n ...
Page 95: ...85 8 Glossary ...
Page 96: ...86 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s S e c t i o n E i g h t ...