Troubleshooting
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Miscellaneous Problems
Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution
Shutdown and Startup Problems
You have con-
nected an external
monitor and it does
not come on.
The application
display uses only a
portion of your
screen and is
surrounded by a
dark frame.
You have con-
nected an external
monitor and it does
not display any
information.
An error message
is displayed on the
screen during the
operation of an
application.
Your external monitor is
not compatible with your
LifeBook notebook.
You are running an
application that does not
support 800 x 600 pixel
resolution display and
display compression is
enabled.
Your BIOS setup is not set
to enable your external
monitor.
Your external monitor is
not properly installed.
Your operating system
soft- ware is not setup
with the correct software
driver for that device.
Application software often
has its own set of error
message displays.
See your monitor documentation
Display compression gives a clearer but
smaller display for applications that do not
support 800 x 600 pixel resolution. You can fill
the screen but have less resolution by
changing your display compression setting,
(See the Video Features submenu, located
within the Advanced menu of the BIOS.)
Try toggling the video destination by pressing
[Fn] and [F10] together, or check your BIOS
setup and enable your external monitor. (See
the Video Features submenu, located within
the Advanced Menu of the BIOS.)
Reinstall your device.
Check your device and operating system
documentation and activate the proper driver.
See your application manual and help displays
screens for more information. Not all mes-
sages are errors some may simply be status.
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