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LifeBook B Series – Section Five
Memory Problems
Your Power On screen, or
Main menu of the BIOS
setup utility information,
does not show the correct
amount of installed
memory.
Your memory upgrade module
is not properly installed.
Turn off your notebook. Remove and re-install your
memory upgrade module. See “Memory Upgrade
Module” on page 42.
You have a memory failure. Check for Power On Self Test (POST) messages.
See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 60.
Modem Problems
Messages about modem
operation.
Messages about modem
operation are generated by
whichever modem application
is in use.
See your application software documentation for
additional information.
Parallel, Serial, and USB Device Problems
You have installed a parallel
port device, a serial port
device or a USB device.
Your LifeBook notebook
does not recognize the
device, or the device does
not seem to work properly.
The device is not properly
installed.
Remove and re-install the device. See “Device Ports”
on page 46.
The device may have been
installed while an application
was running, so your notebook
is not aware of its installation.
Close the application and restart your notebook.
Yo ur s o f t w a r e m a y n o t
have the correct software
driver active.
See your software documentation and activate the
correct driver.
Yo u ma y h a ve t he w r o n g
I/O address selected for
your device.
See your device documentation and software docu-
mentation to determine the required I/O address.
Change the settings in the BIOS setup utility. See
“BIOS Setup Utility” on page 29.
Yo ur d e v i c e an d a n o t h e r
device are assigned the same
I/O address.
Check all I/O addresses located within the BIOS
setup utility and any other installed hardware or
software to make sure there are no duplications.
Parallel port is set to
output only.
Check parallel port setting in the BIOS and set to
bi-directional or ECP.
PC Card Problems
A card inserted in the PC
Card slot does not work or
is locking up the system.
The card is not properly
installed.
Remove and re-install the card. See “PC Cards” on
page 41.
The card may have been
installed while an application
was running, so your notebook
is not aware of its installation.
Close the application and restart your notebook.
Yo ur s o f t w a r e m a y n o t h ave
the correct software driver
active.
See your software documentation and activate the
correct driver.
You may have the wrong I/O
address selected for your PC
Card device.
See your PC Card documentation to determine
the required I/O address. Change the settings in
the BIOS. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 29.
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