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- Troubleshooting
The display goes blank by
itself after you have been
using it.
(continued)
The Tablet PC has gone into
Video timeout, Sleep 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 Power/Suspend/Resume
switch. 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 62.
The display does not
close.
A foreign object, such as a
paper clip, is stuck between
the display and keyboard.
Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
The display has bright or
dark spots.
If the spots are very tiny and
few in number, this is normal
for a large LCD display.
This is normal; do nothing.
If the spots are numerous or
large enough to interfere with
your operation needs.
Display is faulty; contact your support representative.
The Display is dark when
on battery power.
The Power Management util-
ity default is set on low bright-
ness to conserve power.
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or click the battery
gauge, click on
More power options
, and select
Adjust the
display brightness
.
You have connected an
external monitor and it
does not display any infor-
mation.
Your BIOS setup is not set to
enable your external monitor.
Toggle the video destination by pressing [Fn]+ [F10]
together, or check your BIOS setup and enable your external
monitor. (See the Video Features submenu, located within
the Advanced Menu of the BIOS.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on
page 62.
Your external monitor is not
properly installed.
Reinstall your device.
See “External Video Port” on page 84.
Your operating system is not
setup with the correct soft-
ware driver for that device.
Check your device and operating system documentation and
activate the proper driver.
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
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