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Dealing with Problems (Advanced)
A PC Card does not work z Make sure the card is properly inserted.
z Confirm that the card conforms to the PC Card Standard.
z Note that after a driver (PC Card driver on other) is installed, the computer must
be restarted.
z Check that the proper port settings have been made.
z Read the operating instructions for the PC Card. Or, you may need to call the
manufacturer of the PC Card.
z Try removing/reinserting the PC Card by following the proper procedure.
(Î page 56)
z Confirm that a driver for your operating system has been installed.
USB floppy disk drives do not work as
a boot drive
z Only the Panasonic CF-VFDU03 USB floppy disk drive (optional) can be used.
z Remove the floppy disk drive from the multimedia pocket.
z Make sure [Legacy USB Support] is enable in the Setup Utility.
z After powering off the computer, connect the USB floppy disk drive and restart
the computer.
You do not know the available RAM
module
Î page 58
Cannot tell whether the RAM module
has been correctly installed
z You can check whether the RAM module is recognized using [Information]
menu in the Setup Utility. If the RAM module is not recognized, turn the
computer off and reinsert the RAM module.
The RAM module has not been
recognized
z Make sure the RAM module has been properly inserted.
z Use the RAM module that supports the recommended specifications (Î page
58).
The address map for IRQ, I/O port
address, etc. is unclear
z The current address map can be displayed with the following procedure.
[start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [System] -
[Hardware] - [Device Manager] - [View] - [Resources by type].
The device connected to the serial
port does not work
z Check the connection.
z Confirm that the device driver for the serial port works. Refer to the operating
instructions of the device.
z Confirm that two mouse devices are not connected, one through the external
keyboard/mouse port of the port replicator and the other through the serial port.
z Try setting [Touch Pad] to [Disable] in the Setup Utility.
z Confirm that [Serial Port] has not been set to [Disable] in the Setup Utility.
Connecting Peripherals