Problem
LifeBook notebook fails to
recognize DVD/CD-
RW/CD-ROM's.
(continued)
The drive access indicator
on the Status Indicator
Panel blinks at regular inter-
vals with no disc in the tray
or the drive is not installed.
Hard Drive Problems
You cannot access your
hard drive.
Keyboard or Mouse Problems
The built-in keyboard does
not seem to work.
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
Wrong drive designator
Verify the drive designator used by the application is the same as
was used for the disc in
the one used by the operating system. When the operating system
the application.
is booted from a DVD/CD, drive designations are automatically
adjusted. Note that the drive designation can be changed with the
Disk Management tool located at Administrative Tools -> Com-
puter Management.
DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM
Wipe the disc with a non-abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert.
is dirty or defective.
If it still will not work try another DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM in the
drive.
The Windows auto
This is normal. However, you may disable this feature.
insertion function is
active and is checking
to see if a disc is ready
to run.
The wrong drive desig-
Verify drive designator used by application is in use by the operat-
nator was used by an
ing system. When the operating system is booted from a CD, drive
application when a
designations are automatically adjusted.
bootable disc was used
to start the notebook.
Security is set so your
Verify your password and security settings.
OS cannot be started
without a password.
The notebook has gone
Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
into Standby mode.
Your application has
Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart your system.
locked out your key-
board.
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