Section 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING
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The PC card can not be recognized -
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Windows NT4.0 does not support PCMCIA (PC Card)
function. You may need an external program for this.
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Make sure the card is fully inserted; the outer end of the
card should be even with the edge of the notebook.
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Remove and insert the PC card again.
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Make sure there is no IRQ conflict with the card. See
Windows on-line help for solving IRQ conflicts.
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Reboot the notebook and see if the problem persists.
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The card may be defective. Try the card on another
system, if possible.
Windows crashes or freezes when you remove the PC
card -
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Make sure you have <Stop> the PC card before
removing it. Double-click the PC Card icon at the lower
right corner of the task bar and select the card you wish
to stop. When you click <OK>, in few seconds Windows
will prompt you to remove the card.
Performance Problems
The notebook becomes hot -
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In a 35°C environment, the notebook’s bottom case is
expected to reach 50 degrees.
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Make sure the air vents are not blocked.
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If the fan does not seem to be working at high
temperature (50 degrees Celsius and up), contact the
service center.
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Certain programs that are processor-intensive may
increase the notebook temperature to a degree where
the notebook automatically slows down its CPU clock to
protect itself from thermal damage.
The program appears stopped or runs very slowly -
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Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to see if an application is still
responding.
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Restart the notebook.
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This may be normal for Windows when it is processing
other CPU-intensive programs in the background.
