Problem
The display does not close.
The display has bright or
dark spots.
The Display is dark when on
battery power.
You have connected an
external monitor and it does
not display any information.
You have connected an
external monitor and it does
not come on.
Miscellaneous Problems
Error message is displayed
on the screen during the
operation of an application.
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
A foreign object is stuck
Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
between the display and
keyboard.
If the spots are very tiny
This is normal; do nothing.
and few, this is normal
for a large LCD display.
If the spots are numer-
Display is faulty; contact your support representative.
ous or large enough to
interfere with your oper-
ation needs.
Power Management util-
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-click on the bat-
ity default is set on low
tery gauge and adjust Power Control under battery settings.
brightness to conserve
power.
Your external monitor is
Reinstall your device. See "External Video Port" on page 84.
not properly installed.
Your operating system is
Check your device and operating system documentation and acti-
not set up with the
vate the proper driver.
correct device driver.
Your external monitor is
See your monitor documentation and the External Monitor Support
not compatible with your
portions of the Specifications section. See "Specifications" on
LIFEBOOK notebook.
page 122.
Application software
See your application manual and help displays screens for more
often has its own set of
information. Not all messages are errors some may simply be sta-
error message displays.
tus.
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