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GD6000 User Guide
Troubleshooting
3.
If any programs are open, use your arrow keys to highlight
each one and select
End Task
. Repeat this until all programs
are closed.
4.
If that still does not work, press and hold the
Power Button
for
approximately ten seconds and then release it.
The computer enters suspend mode too quickly
When there is no activity for a period of time, the computer
turns off or enters suspend mode.
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Use the
Power Management
program to
extend this time (
Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Man-
agement
) and increase the non-activity time to enter suspend.
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:
Click on the
Start
Button and then on
Control Panel
. Locate
Mobile PC
within the
Control Panel
, then
choose
Change Battery Settings
. From here, you will be in
the
Power Options
program. For each plan displayed, select
Change Plan Settings
and modify the
Put Computer to Sleep
option.
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or
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Select
Start, Control Panel, System and
Security
. Under
Power Options
select
Change when the com-
puter sleeps.
Modify the
Put the computer to sleep
option
.
The computer doesn’t automatically suspend
Exit any application that uses COM ports
Make sure external power is not connected. Depending on
power settings, some systems will not suspend automatically
when they are connected to external power
The system date and time are incorrect
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Reset the correct date and time by choos-
ing the
Date/Time
icon from the
Control Panel
and making the
appropriate changes.
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Click on the
Start
But-
ton, then go to the
Control Panel
. From here, locate the
Clock,
Language and Region
setting. Under
Date and Time
, make the
appropriate changes.
I receive an “out of memory” error message
Too many applications may be running at the same time. Close
applications you don’t need.
Make sure you have enough space on your hard disk (at least
15% free).
Restart the computer.
PC Card Troubleshooting
I can’t remove the PC card
Press the ejector button located next to the PC Card Slot on the
right side
of the computer. The button will pop out. Press the
ejector button again to eject the PC card. Slide the card out.
If the ejector button malfunctions when you press it, release the
button and then press it again.
Diskette Read Error
Any card in the PC Card slot except for a properly formatted
memory card will cause this error since it is trying to read the PC
Card.
The system does not recognize the PC Card CD-ROM when it is
inserted into the PC Card socket
There is a delay of 10 to 15 seconds before the CD-ROM drive is
recognized.
Drivers may not be installed.
The computer locks up when I remove the PC card
Before you remove the card, select the PC card icon in the sys-
tem “tray” area of the screen (near the clock in the lower right
corner), and choose “
Stop [card name] card
.”
FAQs
I’ve heard that cleaning up and rearranging files on
the hard drive will improve the startup speed of my
programs. How do I do this?
Hard disk maintenance can improve the startup speed of
programs. This maintenance includes deleting unnecessary
files and defragmenting to rearrange data into more efficient
groupings. Windows includes utilities for performing these
maintenance tasks.
How do I adjust the volume?
There are two methods to adjust the volume:
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1:
Double-click the Volume Control icon on the Win-
dows task bar. Adjusting the slide bar will adjust the volume.
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2:
Press
Fn+F8
or
Fn+F9
to decrease or increase
volume.
You may also press
Fn+F10
to mute the computer.
How do I change the battery?
See the section on
Battery installation and Removal
.
