Fujitsu LIFEBOOK S Series - Page 82

LifeBook S Series - Section 5
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Miscellaneous Problems
Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution
Video Problems
The application
display uses only a
portion of your
screen and is
surrounded by a
dark frame.
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.
An error message
is displayed on the
screen during the
operation of an
application.
You are running an
application that does not
support 800 x 600/1024 x
768 pixel resolution
display and display
compression is enabled.
The Power Management
utility default is set on low
brightness to conserve
power.
Your BIOS setup is not set
to enable your external
monitor.
Your external monitor is
not properly installed.
Your operating system
software is not set up with
the correct software driver
for that device.
Your external monitor is
not compatible with your
LifeBook notebook.
Application software often
has its own set of error
message displays.
Display compression gives a clearer but
smaller display for applications that do not
support 800 x 600/1024 x 768 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).
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or
double-click on the battery gauge and adjust
Power Control under battery settings.
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 monitor documentation and the
External Monitor Support portions of the
Specifications section.
See your application manual and help displays
screens for more information. Not all
messages are errors some may simply be
status.
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