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- Troubleshooting
An error message is dis-
played on the screen during
the boot sequence.
Power On Self Test (POST) has
detected a problem.
See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the meaning and severity
of the problem. Not all messages are errors; some are simply status indicators. See
“Power On Self Test Messages” on page 62.
Your Tablet PC appears to
change setup parameters
when you start it.
BIOS setup changes were not
saved when made and you
exited the setup utility.
Make sure you select
Save Changes And Exit
when exiting the BIOS setup utility.
Video Problems
The display is blank when
you turn on your Tablet PC.
Power management timeouts
are set for short intervals and
you didn’t see the display go on
and off again.
Move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume
switch. (The display may be shut off by Sleep mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)
The Tablet PC turned on with
a series of beeps and the
display is blank.
Power On Self Test 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.
Power management timeouts
are set for short intervals and
you failed to notice the display
come on and go off again.
Push the Power/Suspend/Resume switch. (The display may be shut off by Sleep Mode,
Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)
The Tablet PC has gone into
Sleep or Hibernate mode
because you have not used it for
a period of time.
Push Power/Suspend/Resume switch. Check power management settings, or close
applications and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust timeout
values to suit your needs. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 41.
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.
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