Problem
The built-in display is blank
when you turn on your
notebook
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The notebook turned on
with a series of beeps and
the built-in display is blank.
The display goes blank by
itself after you have been
using it.
Your display won't turn on
when the system is turned
on or when it has resumed.
The display does not close.
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
The display angle and
Move the display and the brightness control until you have ade-
brightness settings are
quate visibility. Pressing either the [F6] or [F7] keys while holding
not adequate for your
down the [Fn] key also allows you to change the brightness level
lighting conditions.
of the display.
Power management
Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation.
timeouts may be set for
If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. (The dis-
short intervals and you
play may be shut off by Standby mode, Auto Suspend or Video
didn't notice the display
Timeout)
come on and go off.
POST has detected a
Contact your support representative.
failure that doesn't allow
the display to operate.
The notebook has gone
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore
into Video timeout,
operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
Standby,, or Save-to-
Check your power management settings, or close your applica-
Disk mode because you
tions and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to
have not used it for a
adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs. See
period of time.
"BIOS Setup Utility" on page 39.
Power management
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore
timeouts may be set for
operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
short intervals and you
(The display may be shut off by Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or
didn't notice the display
Video Timeout)
come on and go off.
The system may be
Check the status indicator panel to verify that the Security icon is
password-protected.
blinking. If it is blinking, enter your password.
Small object (like a
Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
paper clip) is stuck
between the display
and keyboard.
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