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Lcd panel, Hard disk drive – Toshiba Equium A100 (PSAAB) User Manual

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User’s Manual

9-7

Troubleshooting

LCD panel

Apparent LCD problems may be related to the computer’s setup.

Refer to Chapter 7,

HW Setup and Passwords

, for more information.

Hard disk drive

Problem

Procedure

No display

Press hotkeys Fn + F5 to change the display

priority, to make sure it is not set for an external

monitor.

Markings appear on

the LCD

They might have come from contact with the

keyboard, TouchPad or cPad. Try wiping the

LCD gently with a clean dry cloth. If markings

remain, use LCD cleaner. Be sureto let the LCD

dry before closing it.

Problems above remain

unresolved or other

problems occur

Refer to your software

s documentation to

determine if the software is causing the difficulty.
Contact your dealer if the problems continue.

Problem

Procedure

Computer does not

boot from hard disk

drive

Check if a diskette is in the diskette drive or a

CD-ROM is in the optical media drive. Remove

any diskette and/or CD-ROM and check Boot

priority. Refer to Chapter 7,

Boot Priority

.

There may be a problem with your operating

system files. Refer to your OS documentation.

Slow performance

Your files may be fragmented. Run SCANDISK

and defragmenter to check the condition of your

files and disk. Refer to your OS documentation or

online HELP for information on running

SCANDISK and the defragmenter.

As a last resort, reformat the hard disk. Then,

reload the operating system and other files.
If problems persist, contact your dealer.