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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting (Basic)
Follow the instructions below when a problem has occurred. There is also an advanced trouble-
shooting guide in the “Reference Manual”. For a software problem, refer to the software’s instruc-
tion manual. If the problem persists, contact Panasonic Technical Support. You can also check
the computer’s status in the PC Information Viewer (
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Reference Manual
“Troubleshooting
(Advanced)”).
Starting Up
The computer does not
power on / The power
status indicator or bat-
tery indicator is not lit.
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Connect the AC adaptor.
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Insert a fully charged battery.
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Remove the battery pack and the AC adaptor, then connect them
again.
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When the CPU temperature is high, the computer may not start up
to prevent overheating of the CPU. Wait until the computer cools
down, and then turn the power on again. If the computer does not
power on even after cooling down, contact your technical support
office.
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Pull out the AC cord and wait for more than 1 minute to reconnect
the AC cord.
Windows does not start
up.
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Remove all peripheral devices (e.g. USB memory).
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If the power status indicator is lit, slide the power switch for four
seconds or longer to turn off, then turn on again.
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Using the following procedure, start up in Safe Mode,
and check the error details.
A
Turn on the computer, and when the [Panasonic] boot screen
disappears (after entering the password
*1
if one is set) hold
down
F8
.
B
Release your finger when [Windows Advanced Options Menu]
is displayed, and with
or
, select [Safe Mode], then press
Enter
.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
*1
Supervisor Password or User Password set with the Setup Utility
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Press
F9
in the Setup Utility to return the Setup Utility settings (ex-
cluding the passwords) to the default values. Start the Setup Utility
and make the settings again.
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Check the [UEFI Boot] setting of the Setup Utility. [UEFI Boot]
should be set to
[Enabled] /
[Disabled].
You have forgotten the
password.
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Supervisor Password or User Password: Contact Panasonic Tech-
nical Support.
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Administrator password:
If you have another account with Administrator authority, log-on
with it, then delete the password for the problem account.
If you have a password reset disk, click [Reset password] dis-
played after the password input error, then follow the on-screen
instructions and set a new password.
If you cannot do either of the above, you will need to reinstall (
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