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Troubleshooting (Advanced)
Cannot boot from a floppy disk
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Check if there is a Panasonic external floppy disk drive connected (CF-VFDU03). It is not possible to boot from other
floppy disk drives.
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Check that the boot disk is correctly inserted.
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Run the Setup Utility, and confirm the following settings.
• [USB Port] and [Legacy USB Support] are set to [Enable] in the [Advanced] menu. (
• [USB FDD] is the first device shown in [Boot priority order] in the [Boot] menu. (
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Turn off the computer, and reconnect the external floppy disk drive.
Windows startup is slow
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Restore the Setup Utility’s settings to their default values.
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If you install resident software after purchasing this computer, disable the resident software.
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This problem may be eliminated by adding external memory.
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Defragment the disk with the Disk Defragmenter.
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Use Windows ReadyBoost.
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The processing speed depends on the application software used, so this operation may not cause the processing speed to increase.
The computer does not enter sleep or hibernation
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If a peripheral is connected, first remove the peripheral, and then enter sleep or hibernation. If the computer still fails to
enter sleep or hibernation, restart the computer.
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It may take a minute or two to enter sleep or hibernation. Wait for a moment.
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The computer may not enter sleep properly and seems to be frozen in the mode that the computer is communicating via
the modem. When you cannot execute operations, slide the power switch for four seconds or more to forcibly turn your
computer off.
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When the display is closed, the computer may not enter sleep or hibernation.
In order to activate sleep or hibernation, set [Touch Pad] to [Disable] in the [Main] menu of the Setup Utility. (
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Functions that cause the computer to automatically enter sleep or hibernation after a certain time interval has passed.
Problems with Starting Up, Shutting Down and Sleep and
Hibernation
